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Rocket Lab-Built Twin Spacecraft Begin Mars Journey for NASA and UC Berkeley’s ESCAPADE Mission

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Rocket Lab-Built Twin Spacecraft Begin Mars Journey for NASA and UC Berkeley’s ESCAPADE Mission

Rocket Lab successfully launched two Explorer-class spacecraft for NASA and UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory, beginning their journey to Mars to study the planet's magnetosphere. The spacecraft will use a complex trajectory, looping around Earth's Lagrange point before using a gravity assist to reach Mars in September 2027.

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Successfully launched complex Mars mission, demonstrated technological capabilities, highlighted innovative approach to space exploration