Spaceflight Now

Poor weather prevents Blue Origin from launching NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE mission

Blue Origin scrubbed a launch attempt of the NG-2 mission on Nov. 9, 2025, due to cumulus clouds in the area. Image: Spaceflight Now Update Nov. 9, 5 p.m. EST (2200 UTC): Blue Origin scrubbed the ...
University of California

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars — twin UC Berkeley satellites dubbed Blue and Gold — will launch in early November

NASA’s ESCAPADE is the first UC Berkeley-led planetary mission. Its two identical satellites will provide an unprecedented stereo view of Mars’ magnetosphere. Mapping the ionosphere and space ...
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NASA's next 'Mars' mission will include fake spacecraft, tighter quarters. Can you handle it?

Kelly Haston was beaming as she returned to the 1,700-square-foot habitat she shared with three others on "Mars." "I was looking up at the sun today, and it was just so nice to be outside," Haston ...
The Baltimore Sun

Mission to Mars moves one step closer with SpaceX’s successful test flight

Mars is cold, has a very strong radiation environment, no magnetic field, a very low-pressure atmosphere and it’s all carbon dioxide, so you can’t breathe there. And there are no nutrients to grow ...