Press Event
NASA Insight & MRO Findings Media Briefing
Atlas V 401 | InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2
NASA will host a virtual media briefing to share new scientific findings based on observations from the agency’s InSight Mars lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
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Status: Launch Successful
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InSight is a robotic Mars lander designed to study the interior and subsurface of Mars, which would in turn help scientists to understand the Earth and Solar System history. Two 6U CubeSats will piggyback with the InSight mission to help relay communications during the probe's entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase.
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