NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX

Source: techcrunch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:26:24 GMT

Relativity Space—a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit—might just beat SpaceX to Mars.

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Center-Right: SpaceX posts first losing day as stock sinks 5%, losing momentum after a multiday rally — www.cnbc.com
Center: Roelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors — techcrunch.com
Center-Left: Anthropic export ban sounds alarms for AI industry — www.axios.com
Center: Towers once planned for California shuttle launches leveled for SpaceX rockets — www.arstechnica.com

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