NASA's MAVEN spacecraft prepares for orbital insertion

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Mission operators working from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center are undergoing final adjustments for orbital insertion of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft, due to take place September 21. Achieving a stable orbit around the Red Planet would be the culmination of a 10-month voyage, during which the robotic explorer traveled 442 million miles (711 million km) after having ridden into space in November 2013 atop an Atlas V rocket... Continue Reading NASA's MAVEN spacecraft prepares for orbital insertion

Section: Space

Tags: Autonomous, Goddard Space Flight Center, Mars, MAVEN, NASA, Orbit, Spacecraft

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