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NASA, Relativity Space partner to study Mars atmosphere ahead of human missions

NASA has announced a public-private partnership to advance Mars atmospheric science, pairing the agency's scientific expertise with commercial capabilities from Relativity Space, the agency said Wednesday.

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What happened NASA has announced a public-private partnership to advance Mars atmospheric science, pairing the agency's scientific expertise with commercial capabilities from Relativity Space, the agency said Wednesday.
The headline split The left frames it as "Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s Relativity Space selected for upcoming NASA Mars orbiter mis...". The right frames it as "NASA, Relativity Space partner to study Mars atmosphere ahead of human missions".
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Left / center-leftEx-Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s Relativity Space selected for upcoming NASA Mars orbiter mission

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Right / center-rightNASA, Relativity Space partner to study Mars atmosphere ahead of human missions

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The Washington TimesNews report · Jun 18, 5:02 PM

NASA, Relativity Space partner to study Mars atmosphere ahead of human missions

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NASA has announced a public-private partnership to advance Mars atmospheric science, pairing the agency's scientific expertise with commercial capabilities from Relativity Space, the agency...

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Scientific AmericanNews report · Jun 18, 4:15 PM

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s Relativity Space selected for upcoming NASA Mars orbiter mission

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This partnership marks the latest foray into space exploration for Relativity Space, which aims to build cheap, reusable rockets

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