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Mars Express was the European Space Agency's first planetary mission when it was launched in 2003. Originally designed for a mission duration of one Martian year (or 687 Earth days), the orbiter is now one of the oldest spacecraft in operation beyond Earth. ...
Mars Express is ESA’s Mars mission and also the name of the spacecraft that will transport the Beagle 2 Mars lander and act as an orbiting probe and telecommunications relay satellite for Beagle 2 and other landers due to land on the Red Planet between 2003 and 2007. The mission’s main...
NASA’s Odyssey orbiter celebrates 20 years of mapping Mars What happened to NASA’s spacecraft after it dropped off the Perseverance rover? UAE’s Hope mission to be first of three to arrive at Mars this month China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft snaps image of Mars from over 1 million miles ...
As NASA prepares to launch its MAVEN Mars orbiter Monday (Nov. 18), here's a look at the discoveries made by spacecraft circling the Red Planet over the years.
If theMars Orbiter Mission, affectionately nicknamed MOM, settles into orbit on Wednesday morning as planned, India will join the U.S., European Space Agency and the former Soviet Union in the elite club of Martian explorers. The next few hours will be crucial as theIndian Space and Research...
MRO is a critical element for NASA's Mars Program to support other missions for the long haul, so the mission team is finding ways to extend the spacecraft's longevity. The longevity of the mission has given researchers tools to study seasonal and longer-term changes on Mars. Among other ...
When NASA sent the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to the red planet in 2006, the spacecraft took an instrument with it called CRISM—Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars. CRISM’s job is to produce maps of Mars’ surface mineralogy. It’s been an enormous success, but unfor...
This image shows an artist concept of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft in orbit around the Red Planet. The Mars atmosphere probe will arrive at the planet on Sept. 21, 2014. (Image credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center) A NASA Mars orbiter is on ...
“Odyssey has been working at Mars longer than any other spacecraft, so it is appropriate that it has a special role in supporting the newest arrival.” Two other Mars orbiters, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the European Space Agency’s Mars Express, also will be in position to ...