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Rocket Lab Delivers Spacecraft for NASA's Mars Mission

9/22/2025

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Rocket Lab delivered two Explorer-class spacecraft, Blue and Gold, to Kennedy Space Center for NASA's ESCAPADE mission.
The spacecraft were designed and built in three and a half years, illustrating manufacturing efficiency.
ESCAPADE, part of NASA's SIMPLEx program, will study Mars' magnetosphere and atmospheric escape.
Fall 2025 launch is on Blue Origin's New Glenn; Rocket Lab trades on Nasdaq as RKLB.

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Rocket Lab delivered two Explorer-class spacecraft, Blue and Gold, to Kennedy Space Center for NASA's ESCAPADE mission.
The spacecraft were designed and built in three and a half years, illustrating manufacturing efficiency.
ESCAPADE, part of NASA's SIMPLEx program, will study Mars' magnetosphere and atmospheric escape.
Fall 2025 launch is on Blue Origin's New Glenn; Rocket Lab trades on Nasdaq as RKLB.