NASA is hunting for a partner capable of equipping Mars with steady internet connectivity, and SpaceX is convinced it's the right company for the job. A presentation shared Thursday reveals that SpaceX is working on a Mars iteration of Starlink called "Marslink," which would use dedicated satellites to relay information to and from the Red Planet.

Earlier in September, SpaceX launched its 7,000th Starlink satellite to orbit as part of its growing internet constellation. Starlink is currently operational in 102 countries, with SpaceX planning expansions to reach even more regions worldwide. Overall, the company wants to build a massive constellation of 42,000 satellites in low Earth orbit.

Today's launch will follow on the heels of another Starlink mission, which lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early on Saturday morning (Nov. 9). SpaceX has

SpaceX is all set to launch 24 Starlink satellites into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday. Liftoff is slated for 4:28 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral. This is the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission,

But the satellite internet venture has fallen short of its goals to date and only recently broke even on cash flow