{"id":672457,"date":"2026-11-10T11:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/672457\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T11:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:50:16","slug":"escapade-spacecraft-leave-loiter-orbits-head-to-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/672457\/","title":{"rendered":"Escapade Spacecraft Leave Loiter Orbits, Head To Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The twin Escapade satellites, which reached orbit Nov. 13, 2025, began independent journeys to Mars on Nov. 7 and Nov. 9, 2026.<\/p>\n

Credit: Kim Shiftlett\/NASA<\/p>\n

A pair of small science satellites that have been loitering near Earth for almost a year fired their maneuvering engines to begin independent, 10-month cruises to Mars. The two-spacecraft Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (Escapade) mission marked the first powered flybys of…<\/p>\n

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Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.<\/p>\n

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