NASA's MAVEN Mission to Mars

Landing a spacecraft on Mars is one of the trickiest things we do. This 60-second video explains how it's done, and the three landing systems we us...

The following slides are from MAVEN Principal Investigator, Bruce Jakosky's presentation on the latest science from the MAVEN instrument teams and ...

Mars is often known as the 'Red Planet,' but is it really red? This 60-second video answers one of the most frequently asked questions about our pl...

What does it take to get a spacecraft to Mars? This 60-second video covers a few key things to remember when planning a trip to the Red Planet. (Co...

Using the MAVEN mission as an example, this video describes why building a satellite is much more difficult than putting together an office chair. ...

The next Mars mission under development for NASA is the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN mission (MAVEN), to be launched in 2013. MAVEN will ...

KGNU 88.5FM - Boulder interviews MAVEN Principal Investigator Bruce Jakosky for their How on Earth Program. (January 11, 2011)

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MAVEN is the second mission in NASA's Mars Scout Program. The first was the Phoenix Mars Mission, which was launched in August 2007. Phoenix was de...

The objectives of MAVEN are described and the instrument packages responsible for each scientific goal are demonstrated as they will appear on the ...

Mars presents intriguing questions to scientists: How did the Red Planet become so desolate? Did Mars once look like Earth? How has it changed? The...

MAVEN PI, Bruce Jakosky, discusses the mission and its primary objectives. (Courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center)

Using the MAVEN mission as an example, this video describes the steps a proposed mission must go through before construction even begins. (Courtesy...