NASA awards Mars mission rocket contract to Relativity Space, challenging SpaceX
Source headline: NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX
Intelligence Summary
NASA has selected Relativity Space’s rocket for an upcoming Mars mission. The company, founded around the 3D-printed rocket approach, was acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt. The decision positions Relativity Space as a potential competitor to SpaceX for high-profile deep-space launches. While this is a procurement and technology milestone rather than a cyber incident, it can shift which contractors support critical launch operations. Users and organizations that rely on these contractors’ communications, data, or mission assurance processes should review supply-chain and access-control practices.
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