Rocket Lab(@RocketLab):Our spacecraft just made interplanetary history - twice. Blue & Gold flawlessly executed powered Earth gravity assists, two days apart, to slingshot our planet and shoot for Mars' orbit. This is the first time the highly complex maneuver has been executed successfully by spacecraft. ESCAPADE has proven a new path is possible to make it to Mars outside the typical Earth-to-Mars launch window that occurs every 26 months. Next ESCAPADE mission milestone: Mars Orbit Insertion, September 2027.

2026.11.11 04:03

Our spacecraft just made interplanetary history - twice. Blue & Gold flawlessly executed powered Earth gravity assists, two days apart, to slingshot our planet and shoot for Mars' orbit. This is the first time the highly complex maneuver has been executed successfully by spacecraft. ESCAPADE has proven a new path is possible to make it to Mars outside the typical Earth-to-Mars launch window that occurs every 26 months. Next ESCAPADE mission milestone: Mars Orbit Insertion, September 2027.