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Rocket Lab secures preliminary Mars mission contract

If it goes ahead, the mission will see two Rocket Lab craft put into orbit around the planet.

Andrew Bevin Wed, 16 Jun 2021

Rocket Lab has secured a preliminary NASA contract to design two Photon spacecraft for a Mars mission in 2024.

The twin craft will orbit Mars as part of the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission in an effort to study the planet’s magnetosphere to gain a

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Andrew Bevin Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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