Aeolus

The Aeolus arrangement is NASA's first six-year reimbursable Space Act Agreement.

NASA will develop the data-processing pipeline for Aeolus data products.

Aeolus is a NASA-developed suite of four complementary instruments designed to provide an integrated daily global view of Martian winds, temperatures, dust, and clouds.

Aeolus is a NASA-developed suite of four complementary instruments for an integrated daily global view of Martian winds, temperatures, dust, and clouds.

NASA has a public-private partnership with Relativity Space to send the Aeolus weather mission to Mars in 2028.

The Aeolus data are intended to improve atmospheric models and support planning for future entry, descent, and landing systems for crewed and uncrewed Mars missions.

NASA will support operations of the Aeolus science instruments for at least one Martian year.

Relativity Space will maintain the physical spacecraft during at least one Martian year of Aeolus science operations.

The Aeolus payload suite includes the Doppler Wind and Temperature Sounder, the Thermal Limb Sounder, the Surface Radiometric Sensor Package, and the Wide-Field Context Camera.

NASA plans to process Aeolus data and support the mission’s science operations for at least one Martian year, or about 687 Earth days.

Relativity Space will manage Aeolus spacecraft development and mission operations.

NASA will build the Aeolus payload for the Mars mission.

A specialized camera on the Aeolus payload will capture daily images of atmospheric activity on Mars.

Relativity Space will test its Terran rocket and spacecraft on the Aeolus interplanetary mission to Mars.

The Aeolus project operates under a six-year Space Act Agreement between NASA and Relativity Space.

Relativity Space will maintain the Aeolus spacecraft.

NASA will develop a data-processing pipeline to convert Aeolus raw measurements into ready-to-use data products.

NASA will provide the Aeolus atmospheric-science instrument payload suite.