ESCAPADE is a twin-spacecraft Class D mission dedicated to studying the transfer of solar wind energy and momentum through Mars’ unique hybrid magnetosphere and how it drives ion and sputtering escape.
ESCAPADE builds on MAVEN’s legacy for a fraction of the cost (<$80 million).
ESCAPADE is led by the SSL, which is responsible for mission management, systems engineering, science leadership, navigation, operations, the electron & ion electrostatic analyzers, and science data processing and archiving.
Rocket Lab USA (Spacecraft)
UCLA (Magnetometers)
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Langmuir probes)
Advanced Space LLC (Mission Design)
Rob Lillis
Shannon Curry, Jane Luhmann, Chris Fowler, Phyllis Whittlesy, Shaosui Xu, Takuya
Hara, Davin Larson, Roberto Livi, Robert Abiad
NASA
Confirmed August 2021. Launch in 2024.
Mars
