New Delhi: NASA is all set to send the first-ever ESCAPADE twin spacecraft to Mars Wednesday . New Glenn, the orbital rocket, has been designed by Bezos’ Blue Origin space company. The mission is called New Glenn Mission NG-2, and will send two satellites to orbit the red planet and collect information about its atmosphere, weather, and magnetic field.

The mission is being managed and developed by the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB).

What is the significance of the ESCAPADE mission? How will it help improve our understanding of Mars? And why is it one of the cheapest missions to another planet? ThePrint explains. Show Full Article

With a total cost of just $75 million, ESCAPADE is also significant for another reason

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