NASA ends MAVEN mission after Mars orbiter goes silent
All systems were working normally before MAVEN’s passage behind Mars in December, the space agency said in a statement. These preliminary findings do not address a potential root cause of the anomaly, which is still under investigation. The review board is expected to provide its final report later this year.
- ▪All systems were working normally before MAVEN’s passage behind Mars in December, the space agency said in a statement.
- ▪These preliminary findings do not address a potential root cause of the anomaly, which is still under investigation.
- ▪The review board is expected to provide its final report later this year.
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Space NASA ends MAVEN mission after Mars orbiter goes silent Comments: by Ryan Mancini - 06/03/26 9:03 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ryan Mancini - 06/03/26 9:03 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING NASA on Wednesday announced that its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbiter mission has ended, almost half a year after scientists last heard from the spacecraft. All systems were working normally before MAVEN’s passage behind Mars in December, the space agency said in a statement.
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