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NASA Concludes MAVEN Mission After Losing Contact with Mars Orbiter

3 Haziran 2026France 24

NASA has announced the conclusion of its MAVEN mission after the spacecraft lost contact for six months. Originally intended for a one- to two-year mission, MAVEN has provided over a decade of valuable data on Mars' atmosphere since entering orbit in 2014.
The mission's end follows a prolonged silence from the orbiter, which ceased communications in December 2025.
MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) was launched in 2013 to study the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, contributing significantly to our understanding of the planet's climate history. The mission's data has been crucial in piecing together how Mars transitioned from a potentially habitable environmen…
The MAVEN mission's extended operational period highlights the potential longevity of space missions, often surpassing initial expectations. However, the loss of contact raises questions about the challenges of maintaining communication with spacecraft in distant orbits.

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