Blue Origin Launches NASA Satellites on Mars Mission
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NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft launched aboard Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket Thursday afternoon from Cape Canaveral, beginning their journey to Mars with arrival expected in 2027.
Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick atmosphere, which kept it warm enough to support flowing water on its surface. So, what happened to the Red Planet, and could it happen to Earth?
Billionaire Jeff Bezos's space firm Blue Origin has launched a NASA mission to Mars after two earlier abandoned attempts. It landed a booster from its New Glenn rocket back on Earth, matching a feat only achieved by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
In a remarkable first, Blue Origin recovered the booster following its separation from the upper stage and the Mars orbiters.
Based on Shuttle, Precursor Missions, and Planetary and Lunar Space Station sessions of the American Astronautical Society's 16th annual meeting, June 8-10, 1970 pt. I. Space Shuttle. Progress in technology for Space Shuttles (AAS70-046) / Robert W.