21 Sep
2014
21 Sep
'14
8:27 p.m.
MAVEN mission control just announced that MAVEN is now on orbit about Mars. Woohoo! They also said the Indian Mars mission is 3 days out from Mars. patrick On 21 Sep 2014, at 17:26, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) is set to enter Martian orbit at approximately 7:50 p.m. MDT tonight. NASA TV coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be streamed live at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv and on the MAVEN homepage.
MAVEN is the first spacecraft dedicated to exploring the upper atmosphere of Mars, answering important questions about the planet's history and climate.
Go MAVEN!
patrick