Impulse and Relativity aim for 2026 Mars lander launch.

Impulse Space and Relativity Space are targeting a 2026 launch for the first commercial robotic Mars lander mission, with plans for a regular series of such missions every 2.2 years. The companies aim to offer a catalog of different payload options and leverage designs and technologies developed for NASA’s InSight Mars lander. NASA is seen as one potential customer of those landers, and the companies want to demonstrate that there are companies both interested in and able to take on Mars missions.