The flight is underway, with spacecraft separation just over an hour after liftoff putting it on its Mars cruise in today's launch report (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/mmx-launch/). It's now chasing the first-ever Phobos sample return, at least 10 grams back on Earth in 2031.
Source: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/mmx-launch/
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