NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft have each completed a powered Earth flyby, combining Earth's gravity with an engine burn to slingshot toward Mars. The agency says the two spacecraft are on course to arrive in September 2027, where they will fly in formation to study how the solar wind interacts with the Martian environment and drives atmospheric loss.
NASA's ESCAPADE Completes Powered Earth Flybys, Now En Route to Mars
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