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NASA cubecraft WALL-E and EVE sign off after historic Mars flyby

sudshr47 February 5, 2019

A NASA mission that sent two tiny spacecraft farther out than any like them before appears to have come to an end: Cubesats MarCO-A and B (nicknamed WALL-E and EVE) are no longer communicating from their positions a million and two million miles from Earth respectively.

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NASA’s InSight lander launches on a mission to unlock the secrets of Mars

sudshr47 May 5, 2018

NASA’s InSight lander and two tiny satellites are on their way to Mars.

An Atlas V rocket — which also launched NASA’s Curiosity rover to the red planet — lofted the payload into space on Saturday at 7:05 a.m. ET from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base.

After it deploys from the rocket at about 8:40 a.m. ET, the InSight lander, designed to unlock the secrets of Mars’ interior, will spend about six months traveling to Mars, trailed by the two cubesats.

This was the first Mars mission launched from Vandenberg, situated next to the Pacific Ocean. Read more…

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