NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence - WXXV News 25

NASA’s MAVEN Mission Ends: Iconic Images by the Spacecraft

NASA has officially ended the MAVEN mission after more than eleven years in orbit around Mars. The spacecraft spent over a decade studying the structure,... The post NASA’s MAVEN Mission Ends: Iconic Images by the Spacecraft appeared first on DIY Photography.

NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence - WXXV News 25

By  MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After six months of radio silence, NASA’s Maven spacecraft at Mars has been declared dead. The space agency confirmed Wednesday that the mission had ended after more than a decade of observations. Launched in 2013 to study the red planet’s atmosphere from orbit, Maven mysteriously fell silent in early December after passing behind Mars. Data indicated the spacecraft went into a fast spin, which disrup…