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NASA's $80M Mars Mission Launch Delayed to November 12

11/12/2025

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NASA's Escapade mission will send two robotic spacecraft, Blue and Gold, to Mars to study its atmosphere and magnetic field.
The mission costs $80 million and uses a route that stays at a stable point between Earth and the Sun for a year.
This enables simultaneous observations of Mars' upper atmosphere and solar wind.
The launch was postponed to November 12 due to weather.

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NASA's Escapade mission will send two robotic spacecraft, Blue and Gold, to Mars to study its atmosphere and magnetic field.
The mission costs $80 million and uses a route that stays at a stable point between Earth and the Sun for a year.
This enables simultaneous observations of Mars' upper atmosphere and solar wind.
The launch was postponed to November 12 due to weather.