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		7e 72 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blue Origin lands New Glenn rocket booster on seco... Blue Origin beats SpaceX to Mars.

brucehoult 72 days ago [–]

Blue Origin just launched two 550kg probes to Mars (1.5 AU from the Sun).

SpaceX sent a similar mass Tesla Roadster on a Mars-crossing trajectory in 2018, Psyche to an asteroid at around 3 AU in 2023, and Europa Clipper to Jupiter/Europa (5.2 AU) in 2024.

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