New Delhi: After high-altitude clouds and severe space weather delayed the mission , Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA on 13 November. The payloads on board were a pair of Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) satellites by NASA, that will study how the magnetic environment of Mars is impacted by the Sun. The mission will gather valuable data that will support the future crewed exploration of the Red Planet. The pair of satellites were build by Rocket Lab, and will examine the influence of solar activity and space weather on Mars.

NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said, “Congratulations to Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, UC Berkeley, and all our partners on the successf

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