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MRO to shift orbit to cover InSight’s landing

Posted on July 28, 2015 by rburnham

With its biggest orbit maneuver since 2006, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) will prepare this week for the arrival of NASA’s next Mars lander, InSight, next year. A planned 77-second firing of six intermediate-size thrusters on July 29 will adjust … Continue reading →

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CubeSats will accompany InSight to Mars

Posted on June 15, 2015 by rburnham

When NASA launches its next mission on the journey to Mars — a stationary lander in 2016 — the flight will include two CubeSats. This will be the first time CubeSats have flown in deep space. If this flyby demonstration … Continue reading →

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Tests begin for InSight, NASA’s next Mars lander

Posted on May 28, 2015 by rburnham

Testing is underway on NASA’s next mission on the journey to Mars, a stationary lander scheduled to launch in March 2016. The lander is called InSight, an abbreviation for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport. It is … Continue reading →

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InSight will land on Elysium Planitia lava flows

Posted on March 4, 2015 by rburnham

This map [made using THEMIS daytime infrared images] shows the single area under continuing evaluation as the InSight mission’s Mars landing site, as of a year before the mission’s May 2016 launch. The finalist ellipse marked within the northern portion … Continue reading →

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NASA, Microsoft collaborate to ‘Work on Mars’

Posted on January 22, 2015 by rburnham

NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to develop software called OnSight, a new technology that will enable scientists to work virtually on Mars using wearable technology called Microsoft HoloLens. Developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, OnSight will … Continue reading →

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InSight assembling lander, aeroshell, & cruise stage

Posted on November 19, 2014 by rburnham

NASA’s InSight mission has begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase of its development, on track for a March 2016 launch to Mars. The lander, its aeroshell and cruise stage are being assembled by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: New crater near InSight landing site

Posted on August 28, 2014 by rburnham

InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) is a NASA Discovery Program mission that will place a single geophysical lander on Mars in September 2016 to study its deep interior. InSight needs seismic signals, and one sure … Continue reading →

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Construction to begin on 2016 InSight Lander

Posted on May 21, 2014 by rburnham

NASA and its international partners now have the go-ahead to begin construction on a new Mars lander, after it completed a successful Mission Critical Design Review on Friday [May 16]. NASA’s Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport … Continue reading →

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