Tag: powered_earth_flyby

Rocket Lab's Twin NASA ESCAPADE Spacecraft Set Course for Mars After First-of-its-Kind Powered Earth Flyby

10 Nov 2026 10:23 p.m. · Source: Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab's Blue and Gold spacecraft completed powered Earth flybys, the first ever used to send a mission to Mars, and are now on target to arrive in September 2027.

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