NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) twin spacecraft have deployed from the Blue Origin New Glenn second stage. The spacecraft will go into a kidney bean-shaped Earth-proximity phase lasting roughly a year, before initiating a trans-Mars Injection engine burn sometime in November 2026. The speed gained ahead of the burn will allow […]
Cardiovascular research and spacesuit maintenance topped the schedule for the Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The orbital residents studied how living in space affects blood circulation, swapped advanced gear on a spacesuit, and installed a new life support experiment.
NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) twin spacecraft have begun the journey to Mars, lifting off aboard a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 3:55 p.m. EST. In the next few minutes, the rocket will undergo a series of […]
Blue Origin reset the countdown clock with a new liftoff time of 3:55 p.m. EST. We are now in terminal count.
NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration Dynamics Explorers) mission to Mars is just minutes away from launch, with its twin spacecraft perched on Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket inside the payload fairing. The second launch of Blue Origin’s heavy lift rocket is set to lift off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space […]
Live broadcast coverage has begun for the launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. Blue Origin is targeting 2:57 p.m. EST for the second launch of its New Glenn rocket that will send ESCAPADE’s twin spacecraft to mid Earth orbit on their journey to Mars. Watch Blue Origin’s broadcast here.
Weather officials with Blue Origin predict a 95% chance of favorable weather for today’s launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. The ESCAPADE mission is the first coordinated multi-spacecraft orbital science mission to Mars. Its twin orbiters will take simultaneous observations from different locations around the Red Planet. The observations […]
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is supporting suborbital rocket launch operations during a window extending from Nov. 14 -21, 2025. No real-time launch status updates or livestream will be available.
NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration Dynamics Explorers) mission will study Mars’ real-time response to the solar wind, helping us better understand climate history of the Red Planet. The ESCAPADE mission is the first coordinated multi-spacecraft orbital science mission to the Red Planet. Its twin orbiters will take simultaneous observations from different locations around Mars, […]
Launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission is scheduled for Thursday on a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 2:57 p.m. EST. Here’s a look at some important launch milestones. All times are approximate: TIME […]
