NASA Mars Mission
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Press Releases
Rocket Lab Ships Twin Satellites to Launch Site for NASA Mars Mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has successfully packed and shipped two Mars-bound spacecraft to Cape Canaveral, FL in preparation for launch. These twin spacecraft for the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) heliophysics mission were designed, built, integrated, and tested by Rocket Lab…
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Press Releases
Rocket Lab Completes Integration and Testing of Twin Spacecraft for NASA Mars Mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has completed integration and testing of two spacecraft destined for Mars orbit. “Rocket Lab has been an invaluable partner to UC Berkeley over the last four years of ESCAPADE’s development”Post this Rocket Lab built the twin spacecraft for the University…
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NASA
Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA’s Next Red Planet Rover Mission
NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet. “NASA has a proud history of firsts,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “The idea of a helicopter flying the…
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