Mars relay orbiter seen as backbone for future exploration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2026
NASA has set clear goals at Mars: search for evidence of ancient life, understand the planet’s climate and geology, and prepare for human exploration. Those objectives depend on a robust link between spacecraft at Mars and mission teams on Earth, with every image and dataset traveling hundreds of millions of kilometers across interplanetary space. Rocket Lab positions its proposed Mars Telecommu
Published by SpaceDaily on 02/17/2026