Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 25, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Seven Ways Mars InSight is Different Quote NASA's Mars InSight lander team is preparing to ship the spacecraft from Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, where it was built and tested, to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where it will become the first interplanetary mission to launch from the West Coast. The project is led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. NASA has a long and successful track record at Mars. Since 1965, it has flown by, orbited, landed and roved across the surface of the Red Planet. What can InSight -- planned for launch in May -- do that hasn't been done before? Read More: NASA/JPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted February 25, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Intriguing. So InSight will be probing the interior of mars, not just the surface. (just in case the aliens are all underground). I like the idea of the CubeSat signals relay drones as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 1, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted March 1, 2018 NASA InSight Mission to Mars Arrives at Launch Site Quote NASA's InSight spacecraft has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California to begin final preparations for a launch this May. The spacecraft was shipped from Lockheed Martin Space, Denver, today and arrived at Vandenberg at 3:49 p.m. PST (6:49 p.m. EST). The launch period for InSight opens May 5 and continues through June 8. InSight will be the first mission to look deep beneath the Martian surface, studying the planet's interior by listening for marsquakes and measuring the planet’s heat output. It will also be the first planetary spacecraft to launch from the West Coast. Read More: NASA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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