Relativity Space will supply the spacecraft, launch vehicle, and cruise operations for the Aeolus mission to Mars.
Relativity Space will supply the spacecraft, launch vehicle, and cruise operations for the Aeolus mission.
The Aeolus mission is scheduled to launch in 2028.
Relativity Space will provide the spacecraft, rocket, and interplanetary flight operations for the Aeolus mission.
The Aeolus mission will provide the first daily global look at Martian winds, temperatures, dust, and clouds.
Airbus Defence and Space built the original Aeolus mission and is considered a likely prime contractor for Aeolus-2 based on that prior work.
Aeolus-2 is the planned operational successor to the original Aeolus mission.
The original Aeolus mission was built by Airbus Defence and Space and was deorbited in early 2023.
KSAT has supported the Aeolus mission since its launch in 2018 with X-band acquisition from the Svalbard and Troll ground stations.
The Aeolus mission was originally envisioned to launch in 2007 after a manufacturing contract signed in 2003.