
NASA's High-Risk Mars Mission Tests a New Space Strategy
NASA's ESCAPADE mission is testing a new low-cost, high-risk strategy for planetary exploration. Now on its way to Mars, its success could reshape space science.
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NASA's ESCAPADE mission is testing a new low-cost, high-risk strategy for planetary exploration. Now on its way to Mars, its success could reshape space science.

NASA's ESCAPADE mission, a low-cost, high-risk project, has launched toward Mars to test a new model for planetary science reliant on commercial partnerships.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has launched NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft on a multi-year mission to study the magnetosphere of Mars from Cape Canaveral.

Blue Origin's launch of NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes has been postponed due to a powerful solar storm, the same type of event the mission aims to study.

A space memorial company is now accepting reservations for a 2030 mission to send cremated human remains and DNA into orbit around Mars for a price of $24,995.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is set for its second flight this Sunday, launching NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes on a multi-year mission to study Mars' atmosphere.

NASA is set to launch ESCAPADE, a pioneering mission with two identical satellites designed to solve the mystery of how Mars lost its ancient atmosphere.

The ongoing federal government shutdown has frozen funding for critical planetary science missions, halting research on Mars, Jupiter, and asteroid detection.

A NASA mission to Mars will carry instruments designed by university students to study how the planet lost its atmosphere, paving the way for future exploration.

A three-year mission to Mars will push the human body to its biological limits, offering a unique opportunity to study accelerated aging and disease for benefits on Earth.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has laid off 550 employees, over 10% of its staff, due to funding cuts for its flagship Mars Sample Return mission.

Scientists at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Surrey are building advanced instruments for a Mars rover, aiming to find signs of life on the Red Planet.