Relativity Unveils Privately Funded Mars Orbiter | Aviation Week

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Irene Klotz
June 18, 2026

Credit: Relativity Space Caption: Relativity is nearing completion of the Terran R first stage qualification article.

Relativity is nearing completion of the Terran R first-stage qualification article.

Credit: Relativity Space

Under new owner and CEO Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, California-based Relativity Space is setting its sights on Mars, with a mission planned for launch in 2028 that includes NASA as a paying customer. The U.S. space agency did not immediately disclose the value of its agreement with…

Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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