ESCAPADE Completes a Step on Its Mars Journey
The milestone does not establish arrival at the destination.
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In this lesson: Distinguish a confirmed milestone from a mission target.
Grammar in this story: A qualified plan
with arrival targeted for
Targeted for specifies the planned time without guaranteeing the future event.
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Write a careful update that distinguishes progress and planned arrival.
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Both ESCAPADE spacecraft completed powered Earth flybys, using gravity and engine burns. They are heading toward Mars, with arrival targeted for September 2027 rather than already achieved.
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