When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.[embedded content]On Episode 210 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Robert Lillis of the Mars ESCAPADE mission.Poor Mars. After a warm, wet childhood, the planet dried out and became cold and arid. And why? Mostly because it lost most of its atmosphere, scraped away by solar radiation. NASA’s Maven mission studied the phenomenon of atmospheric loss for years, but has now gone silent.AdvertisementAdvertisementEnter Mars ESCAPADE — the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers — twin orbiters that will study the loss of Martian atmosphere more closely than ever before. The mission has been executed at a budget price. It was largely built by industry upstart Rocket Lab, and launched on a New Glenn rocket. It will arrive at Mars in 2028, but we’re giving you an early look at why it’s an important and, frankly, very cool mission.Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space.Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwitSpace news of the weekModel Falcon 9!TOP TELESCOPE PICK:A Celestron telescope on a white backgroundLooking for a telescope to see planets and comets? We recommend the Celestron Astro Fi 102 as the top pick in our …
