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Mars Mission on a Budget: The Highs and Lows of ESCAPADE

December 29, 2025

NASA's ESCAPADE mission is a prime example of how space exploration is evolving. Launched in late 2025, this mission aims to study Mars' magnetic field and the solar wind's impact on the planet's atmosphere. The twin probes are part of NASA's SIMPLEx program, which focuses on low-cost, high-risk mis

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Mars Mission on a Budget: The Highs and Lows of ESCAPADE

December 12, 2025

Mars has always been a tricky destination. Now, NASA is trying a new approach with the ESCAPADE mission. This isn't your typical big-budget space adventure. It's a cost-effective, high-risk project aiming to study Mars' magnetic field and atmosphere. Launched in late 2025, ESCAPADE is part of NASA's

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Mars Mission on a Budget: Can Cheaper Space Science Work?

November 15, 2025

A new Mars mission is testing if cheaper, faster space science can really work. The ESCAPADE mission, launched by Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, aims to study Mars’s interaction with the sun’s charged particles. But the real test isn’t just the science—it’s whether a mix of academic and commercial

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Two Moon Landers, Different Destinations

December 20, 2024

Hey, space enthusiasts! Get ready for an exciting lunar adventure! Two robotic explorers, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s Resilience, are hitching a ride to the Moon on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Their mission? To uncover the Moon’s ancient secrets and pave the way for future human missio

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Axiom Space's Rocky Road to Success

September 19, 2024

Axiom Space, a NASA commercial partner, has been facing severe financial headwinds. Founded by billionaire Kam Ghaffarian and NASA executive Mike Suffredini in 2016, the company has struggled to raise funds and has had difficulties meeting its payroll since early 2023. The Houston-based company has