The Hill
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NASA ends MAVEN mission after Mars orbiter goes silent
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NASA announced the end of its MAVEN Mars orbiter mission after losing contact with the spacecraft in December 2024. The mission operated successfully for over a decade before communication was lost during a passage behind Mars.
NASA ends MAVEN mission after Mars orbiter goes silent
NASA on Wednesday announced that its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbiter mission has ended, almost half a year after scientists last heard from the spacecraft. All systems were working normally before MAVEN’s passage behind Mars in December, the space agency said in a statement. NASA’s Deep Space Network was unable to find a…
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