NASA MAVEN spacecraft changes orbit to support Mars 2020 rover operations

NASA’s next big mission will be the launch and landing of the Mars 2020 rover on the surface of the Red Planet. To support that mission, an existing NASA spacecraft is changing its orbit. That spacecraft is MAVEN, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution. MAVEN is currently on a new mission preparing to get new responsibility as a data relay satellite … Continue reading

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