NASA Smallsats Arrive in Florida For New Glenn Launch Prep

NASA's Escapade spacecraft at Rocket Lab's spacecraft production complex in Long Beach, California.
Credit: Rocket Lab
NASA’s two Mars-bound Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (Escapade) spacecraft arrived in Florida Aug. 19 for preparations to fly on the inaugural launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. The twin spacecraft—dubbed Blue and Gold—were shipped Aug. 15 from manufacturer Rocket Lab’s...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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