Aeolus mission promises better Martian weather models, assuming Relativity Space can get its Terran R off the ground

Relativity Space plans to launch a Mars orbiter in 2028 as part of a new initiative to privately develop planetary missions.

NASA tapped Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a 2028 Mars orbiter. The catch: it has never reached orbit, and the mission carries a data centre for Mars orbit.

NASA has selected Relativity Space, now owned by Eric Schmidt, to develop a spacecraft for a Mars mission, intensifying competition with SpaceX in the race to the Red Planet.

Aeolus mission promises better Martian weather models, assuming Relativity Space can get its Terran R off the ground