NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after 6 months of silence
Summary
NASA has officially declared its Maven spacecraft around Mars no longer working after six months without contact. The spacecraft, launched in 2013, studied Mars' atmosphere but stopped communicating in December due to a malfunction.Key Facts
- NASA's Maven spacecraft lost contact for six months before being declared dead.
- Maven was launched in 2013 to study the atmosphere of Mars from orbit.
- The spacecraft went silent after passing behind Mars in early December.
- Data showed Maven started spinning quickly, which caused issues with its orbit.
- The fast spin drained the spacecraft's batteries, leading to mission failure.
- NASA confirmed the mission ended after more than ten years of observations.
- The project manager described the loss as very emotional for the team.
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