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NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars — twin UC Berkeley satellites dubbed Blue and Gold — launched today

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NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars — twin UC Berkeley satellites dubbed Blue and Gold — launched today

By Robert Sanders | November 13, 2025
New Glenn 2 launch 27 seconds after liftoff. (Credit: Blue Origin)

After two launch delays because of weather and a solar storm, New Glenn launched from Cape Canaveral at 3:55 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 13. The twin satellites successfully separated from the rocket about 33 minutes after launch.

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Planetary scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton to head Space Sciences Laboratory

By Robert Sanders | May 6, 2025
Lindy Elkins-Tanton portrait taken at Space Sciences Laboratory

Lindy Elkins-Tanton, a geologist and planetary scientist, will be the new director of UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory, effective July 1. She currently leads the NASA Psyche mission to explore an asteroid called Psyche.

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