Dave Curtis ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฐ + โ๏ธ๐ฐ
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๐ฃ We have {double} the exciting news! Production is complete on our twin spacecraft headed to Mars for @ucbssl and @NASA ESCAPADE mission. ๐ฐ๏ธ๐ฐ๏ธ Blue and Gold are now preparing to be packaged and shipped to Cape Canaveral for launch. More: bit.ly/3LL6mAG
๐ด Weโve got Mars on our mind ๐ด This week the @ucbssl team has been in the cleanroom performing boom deploy tests on the science instruments headed to Mars on our twin spacecraft, Blue and Gold. Learn more about the @NASA ESCAPADE mission to Mars: science.nasa.gov/mission/escapaโฆ ๐ธ @akd_ams
All that glitters *is* Goldโฆand Blue! ๐ต๐ก One of the twin spacecraft we're building for @NASA and @ucbssl's mission to Mars has completed its environmental testing after spending almost two weeks in the TVAC chamber. Gold is quickly catching up to its twin spacecraft Blue, as the team prepares for flight tank installs. Next up for the twins: Final integration and testing before theyโre shipped off for launch ๐
Meet New Glenn! Our vehicle upended on its launch pad today for the first time. The rocket will remain vertical for at least a week for a series of tests in preparation for its first launch later this year. Thank you to our customers, partners, and everyone else championing efforts to build a road to space for the benefit of Earth. Learn more: bit.ly/3UQK8TK
Todayโs festivities continue! @blueorigin has raised New Glennโs TE vertical for the first time with stage 1 and 2 simulator hardware at LC-36. Massive thanks to @StarFleetTours for bringing us out this afternoon! ๐ธ - @NASASpaceflight ๐บ - nsf.live/spacecoast
๐ฅ "This is fine." ๐ฅ โ ๐ธ #OTD 10 years ago, the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft launched from @NASAWallops in Virginia. If you look closely, an airborne frog is visible in the backlit exhaust. The condition of the frog was never confirmed.
