See you soon, Mars
Our twin spacecraft – Blue & Gold – are about to execute a trans-Mars Injection maneuver to propel themselves to Mars.
Since launch 12 months ago, the spacecraft we designed and built for NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and University of California, Berkeley for the ESCAPADE mission, have been in space making small course corrections.
Now that Earth and Mars are aligned, each spacecraft will ignite their engines for about 9 minutes each, to begin their journey to the Red Planet to study its atmosphere.
Blue’s engine burn takes place: Saturday 7th November Gold’s engine burn takes place: Monday 9th November
Learn more about this epic scientific mission here: https://lnkd.in/gsx8RkrE
Why this matters for talent
This is a short teaser post with no substantive content on its own, though it points toward a Mars related announcement. Rocket Lab lists 541 open roles on the board, a large count that reflects continued hiring across its launch and spacecraft programs regardless of this particular post. Candidates should watch for the fuller announcement behind this teaser for the real signal on new program work.
Read the original LinkedIn post. Curated by Larry Sherwood Jr. from company announcements; analysis above is my own.