Topic: launch windows

Orbital Dynamics Saves NASA's Next Mars Mission

November 13, 2025

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Orbital Dynamics Saves NASA's Next Mars Mission

NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission was saved from cancellation by an innovative orbital trajectory that allows it to launch outside the standard Mars transfer windows, using a loiter orbit to wait for planetary alignment. The mission will launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, which offers excess ca...

NASA Sets February Launch for Artemis II Moon Mission

NASA's Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch in February 2026, marking the first human journey beyond low-Earth orbit in over fifty years. The mission will carry four astronauts on a ten-day trip around the Moon, serving as a critical step toward returning humans to the lunar surface. Key ha...

Pentagon Seeks More Missile Interceptors; Artemis II Clears Key Review

NASA is proceeding with the Artemis II mission without an additional fueling test, targeting a launch on April 1 with a secondary window on April 2 for a daytime liftoff. Firefly Aerospace successfully returned its Alpha rocket to flight, validating a key engine restart and new avionics after a p...