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Tag Archives: EVE
MarCO wins the ‘Oscar’ for tiny spacecraft
The first briefcase-size CubeSats to journey to another planet have been honored for their role in NASA InSight’s successful Mars landing. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) bestowed their Small Satellite Mission of the Year award to Mars … Continue reading
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Tagged EVE, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, MarCO, Mars Cube One, NASA, WALL-E
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Beyond Mars, the mini MarCO spacecraft fall silent
Before the pair of briefcase-sized spacecraft known collectively as MarCO launched last year, their success was measured by survival: If they were able to operate in deep space at all, they would be pushing the limits of experimental technology. Now … Continue reading
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Tagged EVE, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, MarCO, Mars Cube One, NASA, WALL-E
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Task done, InSight’s MarCO says Farewell to Mars
[Ed. note: For more on this image and the role played by the MarCO CubeSats, see here.] MarCO-B, one of the experimental Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats, took this image of Mars from about 4,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) away during … Continue reading
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Tagged CubeSats, EVE, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, MarCO, Mars Cube One, NASA, WALL-E
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