US EditionElevated Solar Activity Postpones Blue Origin Launch of NASA’s Mars Mission
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket will carry two Mars satellites and a communications payload, with a 95% favorable weather forecast from the 45th Weather Squadron.
- On Wednesday afternoon, Blue Origin is attempting again to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars after a Sunday scrub, with New Glenn lifting off from Launch Complex 36 during the 2:50 p.m. ET to 4:17 p.m. ET window.
- Scrubs and holds on Sunday followed concerns about cumulus clouds and equipment, with launches pushed from 2:45 p.m. ET to 3:18 p.m. ET and 4:12 p.m. ET before a scrub.
- NASA’s ESCAPADE payload includes two satellites, Blue and Gold, and the ViaSat Viasat HaloNet Technology Demonstrator to enhance space communications.
- After stage separation the booster Never Tell Me The Odds will attempt a ship landing on Jacklyn, following a prior liftoff by So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance that failed to stick the landing.
- Scientific plans pair with a largely favorable forecast from the 45th Weather Squadron, which is giving about a 95% good weather forecast while Dr. Rob Lillis said the two spacecraft will characterize magnetic and space-weather environment including atmospheric escape measurements.
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Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin NASA spacecraft to Mars
Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos’ company and NASA are counting on to get people and supplies to the moon.
The mission, called Escapade, must send into space two probes, named Blue and Gold, designed to study the history of the climate of Mars and to pave the way for a human exploration of the red planet.
By Jackie Wattles, CNN - Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, is preparing for another launch attempt of its towering New Glenn rocket in a mission that will mark its first major test. The New Glenn probe, which will carry two satellites destined for a long and winding journey to Mars, is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during the launch window from 2:57 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. ET on Thu…
Live coverage: Blue Origin to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE following scrubs from clouds, space weather
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket that will launch NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration Dynamics Explorers) mission along with a technology demonstration from Viasat. Image: Blue Origin Blue Origin is stepping back up to the plate and will take another crack at launching its 98-meter-tall (321 ft) rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, Nov. 13. A confluence of poor weather, an errant cruise ship in the keep out zone …
The American Space Company Blue Origin, belonging to billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced Wednesday that both his giant release of New Glenn's rockets, very expected in the context of intense competition with SpaceX, by Elon Musk,...
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