Once in the Red Planet’s orbit, the spacecraft will create three-dimensional maps of our cosmic neighbor’s upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and magnetic fields. A 12 month journeyESCAPADE is overseen by the University of California Berkeley, who named the spacecraft’s onboard satellites Blue and Gold after the school’s colors. In addition to its primary objectives, the spacecraft will be the first to reach Mars using a new trajectory path. A comprehensive map of the Red Planet’s magnetic fields is necessary to help humans step foot on Mars in future missions. Unlike Earth, Mars lost its atmosphere around four billion years ago.