MAVEN

Geordi La Forge Explains NASA’s MAVEN Mission to Mars

After narrowly avoiding the chopping block during the recent government shutdown, NASA’s upcoming MAVEN mission is finally a go for launch on Monday, barring any technical or weather setbacks. Before then, take a moment as Reading Rainbow host and Star Trek: TNG staple LeVar Burton explains exactly what the interplanetary orbiter is in for. https://gizmodo.com/nasas-maven-mission-spared-cancellation-despite-govern-1441062739…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola Nov 15

Everything you need to know about MAVEN, NASA’s next Mars mission

MAVEN, NASA’s next spacecraft launching to the Red Planet in barely three days time on November 18th, seeks to unlock one of the greatest Martian mysteries: Where did all the water go? Above: Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers and technicians prepare the MAVEN spacecraft for encapsulation…

io9 Ken Kremer – Universe Today Nov 15

NASA to Launch Next Mars Mission November 18th

Earlier this month, the government shutdown threatened to postpone the launch of NASA’s Mars MAVEN spacecraft until 2016, at the expense of tens of millions of dollars to the Agency’s already cash-strapped Planetary Science Division. Now, NASA says the orbiter is prepared to lift off on its originally scheduled launch date of November 18th. https://gizmodo.com/how-is-the-government-shutdown-affecting-nasa-1434152709…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 29

NASA’s MAVEN Mission Spared Cancellation Despite Government Shutdown

This is a rare moment of sanity and clarity from the powers-that-be. Despite the current government shutdown, NASA’s MAVEN mission—slated for a November launch—has been allowed to go ahead. Fears had been building that the government shutdown would see the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) launch postponed, but the project has been “excepted”…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe Oct 4

NASA shutdown may trash next big Mars mission

Government is a NO GO, which means that NASA is frozen. The immediate consequence: MAVEN—the next big mission to Mars—may get canned till 2016 because we may miss the current launch window, as Mars and Earth get out of the proper alignment. $600 million spent for nothing. https://gizmodo.com/government-shutdown-could-delay-a-650-million-nasa-mis-1433554228

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 1

Government Shutdown Could Delay a $650 Million NASA Mission Until 2016

The government started to shut down on Tuesday morning after Congress embarrassingly failed to come to an agreement on the budget. It’s bad news. While science and technology programs as a whole took a hit, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft set is particularly screwed. https://gizmodo.com/how-a-government-shutdown-would-affect-science-and-tech-1426859370 As the bulk of the space agency goes into hibernation for the…

Space & Spaceflight Adam Clark Estes Oct 1

NASA’s New Martian Explorer Will Explain Where All the Water Went

We know that Mars once had an Earth-like atmosphere dense enough to support liquid water on the surface of the planet, we’ve found the dry riverbeds and the presence of minerals only formed in water to prove it. We’re also pretty sure that the planet slowly lost that atmosphere into the depths of space on…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola Aug 29

NASA’s 2020 Plan for Mars Makes the Old New Again

The Curiosity rover is just four months into its primary two-year mission on Mars, and already NASA is planning sequels. The Agency announced yesterday plans for a series of Martian missions that will culminate in 2020 with the launch of a new robotic science rover based largely on Curiosity’s design. If its mission outline unfolds…

io9 Amy Shira Teitel - Vintage Space Dec 5

MAVEN Will Uncover the Secrets of Mars’ Ancient Past

In the distant past, both Earth and Mars were covered in thick atmospheres and held large bodies of water. While Earth has become a cradle of life in our solar system, Mars lost its atmosphere and became a barren, desert world. No one knows why. NASA’s 2013 MAVEN mission will offer scientists many clues as…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Sep 17

Geordi La Forge Explains NASA’s MAVEN Mission to Mars

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MAVEN

​Geordi La Forge Explains NASA’s MAVEN Mission to Mars

Everything you need to know about MAVEN, NASA’s next Mars mission

NASA to Launch Next Mars Mission November 18th

NASA’s MAVEN Mission Spared Cancellation Despite Government Shutdown

NASA shutdown may trash next big Mars mission

Government Shutdown Could Delay a $650 Million NASA Mission Until 2016

NASA’s New Martian Explorer Will Explain Where All the Water Went

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MAVEN Will Uncover the Secrets of Mars’ Ancient Past

Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead with the Golden Dome

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Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

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Geordi La Forge Explains NASA’s MAVEN Mission to Mars