ESCAPADE launches to Mars to study solar wind interactions

NASA's ESCAPADE mission has launched to Mars to study solar wind interactions with the planet's magnetic fields and atmosphere. The twin spacecraft, aboard Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, will investigate how solar wind drives atmospheric loss. This is NASA's first dual-spacecraft Mars mission and a milestone for the SIMPLEx program. The launch followed weather and space weather delays. ESCAPADE's findings are key to understanding Mars' complex space environment and atmospheric escape.