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InSight is on track for Saturday launch

Posted on May 4, 2018 by rburnham

All systems are go for NASA’s next launch to the Red Planet. The early-morning liftoff on Saturday of the Mars InSight lander will mark the first time in history an interplanetary launch will originate from the West Coast. InSight will … Continue reading →

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CubeSats to go to Mars

Posted on May 1, 2018 by rburnham

MarCO or “Mars Cube One” is an experimental mission that will accompany InSight to Mars. It consists of two identical spacecraft, each 36.6 by 24.3 by 11.8 centimeters in size. If successful, they will relay real-time telemetry from InSight to … Continue reading →

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InSight launch set for May 5

Posted on April 28, 2018 by rburnham

NASA’s next mission to Mars, Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight), is scheduled to launch Saturday, May 5, on a first-ever mission to study the heart of the Red Planet. Coverage of prelaunch and launch activities … Continue reading →

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Two CubeSats to go to Mars with InSight

Posted on April 20, 2018 by rburnham

Many of NASA’s most iconic spacecraft towered over the engineers who built them: think Voyagers 1 and 2, Cassini or Galileo — all large machines that could measure up to a school bus. But in the past two decades, mini-satellites … Continue reading →

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Bound for Mars: First interplanetary launch from California

Posted on April 7, 2018 by rburnham

In the early morning hours of May 5, millions of Californians will have an opportunity to witness a sight they have never seen before – the historic first interplanetary launch from America’s West Coast. On board the 189-foot-tall (57.3-meter) United … Continue reading →

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NASA Mars Report, March 30, 2018

Posted on April 2, 2018 by rburnham

NASA’s InSight arrives at Vandenberg AFB and readies for launch, Opportunity uses its abrasion tool for the first time in 300 sols, and Curiosity celebrates 2,000 Martian days on the Red Planet. For more about all of NASA’s Mars missions, … Continue reading →

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InSight: Digging deep into Mars

Posted on March 30, 2018 by rburnham

On March 29, 2018, NASA held a press briefing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory about its InSight mission, which is scheduled for launch as early as May 5, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The video shows the … Continue reading →

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Getting ready to study the heart of Mars

Posted on March 29, 2018 by rburnham

NASA is about to go on a journey to study the center of Mars. The space agency held a news conference today at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, detailing the next mission to the Red Planet. InSight — … Continue reading →

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‘Marsquakes’ could shake up planetary science

Posted on March 28, 2018 by rburnham

Starting next year, scientists will get their first look deep below the surface of Mars. That’s when NASA will send the first robotic lander dedicated to exploring the planet’s subsurface. InSight, which stands for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, will … Continue reading →

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InSight mission media briefing, March 29

Posted on March 23, 2018 by rburnham

NASA’s next mission to the Red Planet will be the topic of a media briefing at 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m. EDT) Thursday, March 29, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The briefing will air live on NASA … Continue reading →

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