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A Game-Changing Mission Is Finally on Launchpad

Twin NASA Mars probes will fly on 2nd-ever launch of Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket
A NASA Mars mission's long and winding road to the launch pad is nearing its end. The twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) Mars probes had been scheduled to launch last October, on the first-ever flight of Blue Origin 's huge, partially reusable New Glenn rocket.
Blue Origin lines up NASA's Mars-bound mission for next New Glenn launch
Blue Origin's first launch of its New Glenn rocket was supposed to send up a pair of Mars-bound satellites for NASA, but uncertain readiness plans last year forced NASA to yank back its payload. Now things are lining up for the mission to finally take flight.
Blue Origin Confirms NASA's ESCAPADE Mars Mission Will Launch On New Glenn In 2025
Blue Origin on Thursday confirmed that NASA 's next Mars mission will be launched by the New Glenn rocket on its second flight ever. The rocket is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2025 with an additional technology demonstration payload for NASA's Communications Services Project. An official date is yet to be announced.
Animation Of NASA's ESCAPADE Launched To Mars Atop Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket
A pair of NASA spacecraft know as the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) to be launched to Mars by a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket. ESCAPADE will study how the "solar wind interacts with Mars’ magnetic environment and how this interaction drives the planet’s atmospheric escape,
Blue Origin’s New Glenn to Mars: A Game-Changing Mission Is Finally on the Launchpad
Blue Origin’s ambitious heavy-lift rocket New Glenn is set to take its second flight with a groundbreaking mission that will push the boundaries of commercial spaceflight. According to a report by Phys.
New Glenn rocket all set for grand mission on only its second launch
Blue Origin has officially announced that its next-generation New Glenn rocket will launch NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission in a flight targeted for no earlier than mid-August 2025.
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NASA picks Blue Origin to make a second human-crewed lunar lander
NASA has picked Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to make a lunar lander for an upcoming Artemis mission to the Moon, the agency announced on Friday. As part of the $3.4 billion contract, ...
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NASA is planning to assign SpaceX and Blue Origin 'demonstration missions' for their Artemis Program lunar landers, with eyes to put a habitat on the moon by 2033.
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NASA picks Blue Origin-led team to build second human ... - TechCrunch
NASA has chosen a Blue Origin-led team to develop a second lunar landing system for the Artemis program, as the agency looks to provide competition with SpaceX and support long-term exploration ...
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Blue Origin loses lawsuit against federal government over NASA’s ...
Blue Origin had hoped to be involved in NASA’s ambitious plan to return humans to the Moon, an initiative called the Artemis program. To achieve this goal, NASA is working with various ...
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NASA Picks Blue Origin to Build Second Moon Lander for ... - Gizmodo
Blue Origin offered a price tag of $5.99 billion, and Bezos offered to spend $2 billion from his own pockets, but NASA ultimately chose SpaceX, much to the chagrin of the Amazon billionaire.
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NASA will launch a Mars mission on Blue Origin’s first New Glenn ...
NASA contracted the launch with Blue Origin through a venture-class procurement initiative, which usually works with smaller rockets like Rocket Lab's Electron or Firefly's Alpha.