Two Companies You've Never Heard of Could Be the First to Reach Mars

A revived interest in space has private companies shifting their attention to Mars, and a new collaboration between two companies could be the first commercial landing on the red planet. The founder of the company is a former employee of the company. 3D metal printing and artificial intelligence are used in the production of spaceships. The Mars Cruise Vehicle and Mars Lander will be used in the Terran R. The companies have an exclusive agreement to launch there until 2029 and the launch will take place in Florida.

The press release states that this is a major milestone for both Impulse and Relativity. Muller is also the CEO. It is a monumental challenge, but one that will expand the possibilities for human experience in our lifetime across two planets.

The companies say that the Mars lander will support the research and development of future planetary settlements, but they don't know how the lander will do that. Gizmodo did not get a response from the two companies. According to the company, Terran R could serve as a point-to-point space freighter capable of missions between Earth, the moon and Mars. According to Eric Berger from Ars Technica, Impulse Space has not yet tested one of their satellites, while Relativity hasn't even launched a rocket.

Mars is the newest target for private space companies who want to be the first ones to land. In an interview in April 2022, Musk repeated his goal of having 1 million people on Mars by the year 2050.