Will NASA be able to restore communication with MAVEN Mars orbiter?

A Mars spacecraft has now been AWOL for more than a month. But NASA hasn't given up hope of restoring contact with the MAVEN ...
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NASA loses contact with Mars orbiter. What to know about MAVEN mission

NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for more than a decade. The orbiter, one of three zooming around Mars' atmosphere, had been working as expected before it ...
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Live long and loiter: Why NASA's ESCAPADE probes will wait a year in space before heading to Mars

NASA's ESCAPADE Mars probes embarked on a 'loiter' trajectory after launch, and scientists say that extra time in space could have some consequences for the twin spacecraft.
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UC Berkeley heads historic twin-spacecraft mission to Mars

ESCAPADE, the first ever UC Berkeley-led planetary mission, is set to launch in early November, with scientists expecting to receive the first data from space within a few months of the launch. Short ...

Nasa pulls plug on Mars rock return mission as costs skyrocket

NASA’s ultimate mission to discover if life exists on Mars has been effectively cancelled. A new US spending bill released ...
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25 Years in Orbit: Science, Innovation, and the Future of Exploration

NASA and its partners have supported humans continuously living and working in space since November 2000. A truly global ...