These 2 private companies aim to beat SpaceX to Mars with 2024 flight

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A Relativity Space Terran R rocket will launch an Impulse Space lander to Mars in 2024 if all goes well.

, the firm intends to enable"low-cost and nimble last-mile space payload delivery" so that customers can "access any orbit" or even reach other worlds. According to their website, the company specializes in"creating orbital maneuvering vehicles specifically for last-mile payload delivery," such as the two vehicles it has proposed for the 2024 Mars mission with Relativity Space.

A diagram of the commercial Mars lander developed by Impulse Space, which will fly on a Relativity Space Terran R rocket as early as 2024. Despite the fact that the planned 2024 mission will be their first, leaders at both companies have made it clear they have confidence that this partnership can land a payload on Mars.

"This is a major milestone for both Impulse and Relativity, as well as the entire space industry," Impulse Space Founder and CEO Tom Mueller said in the statement."One of the most challenging aspects of landing on Mars is the 'glide stage,' which involves an aeroshell to encapsulate the lander for the survival of Mars entry. With the power of our combined teams, experience and passion, I am confident this historic mission will be just one of many to come.

 

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Do it.

I'm more interested in seeing a reusable orbital rocket than simply going to Mars.

I'm so excited for this

The more and more people get into space exploration, the more and more we will understand about what's out there!

China already been there.... We need some new forward thinkers.... Not one's who are stuck on things that already been done.

Yea right. 😅

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