The Escapade mission, which seeks to study Mars’ magnetosphere and atmospheric loss using twin small spacecraft named Blue and Gold, was scheduled to lift off on Monday from Cape Canaveral

NEW DELHI: Blue Origin has scrubbed the much-anticipated launch of Nasa’s Escapade Mars mission aboard its New Glenn rocket due to weather issues, resulting in the closure of launch window on Monday.

The company issued an update confirming that the launch was delayed because of a violation of the cumulus cloud rule, designed to ensure safe launch conditions amid potentially hazardous weather.

The Escapade mission, which seeks to study Mars’ magnetosphere and atmospheric loss using twin small spacecraft named Blue and Gold, was scheduled to lift off today from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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