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Blue Origin Unveils ‘Mars Telecommunications Orbiter’ to Enhance Mars Mission Connectivity

Blue Origin has proposed the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO) to support NASA’s Mars exploration missions. Set for a potential launch window in 2028, this spacecraft aims to provide enhanced ...

NASA Maven Loses Contact - Mars Orbiter Mysteriously Disappears After Capturing 3I/ATLAS Images

NASA is probing a sudden loss of contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter after rare 3I/ATLAS data, raising questions about timing ...
AOL

NASA's Escapade Mission May Finally Reveal How the Martian Atmosphere Works

Sending anything to Mars is a much more difficult process than it seems. In the 1960s, the Soviet Union tried (and failed) in its first nine consecutive attempts, and the US was only able to succeed ...
Ars Technica

Here’s how orbital dynamics wizardry helped save NASA’s next Mars mission

Blue Origin scrubbed Sunday’s launch attempt due to poor weather, a cruise ship in restricted waters near the launch site, and ground system issues. The company says the next available launch ...
The Daily Californian

UC Berkeley heads historic twin-spacecraft mission to Mars

ESCAPADE, the first ever UC Berkeley-led planetary mission, is set to launch in early November, with scientists expecting to receive the first data from space within a few months of the launch. Short ...