Eric Schmidt Joins Relativity Space as C.E.O. NYT | Top Stories Mike Isaac and Kenneth Chang 11 March 2025 at 04:13 The former Google chief executive is taking a controlling interest in Relativity Space, which aims to build low-cost, reusable rockets to compete against Elon Musk’s SpaceX and to reach Mars. © Benoit Tessier/ReutersEric Schmidt, 69, has not served as a chief executive since he gave up the job at Google in 2011.
Starship Explosions Show SpaceX No Longer Defying Gravity NYT | Top Stories Kenneth Chang 8 March 2025 at 18:04 Consecutive losses of the Starship rocket suggest that the company’s engineers are not as infallible as its fans may think. © X @Genedoctorb/UGC, via ReutersA view shows debris streaking through the sky, after SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space, in Hog Cay, Bahamas.