NASA's Mars MAVEN Spacecraft Declared Deceased After Six Months of Silence
TL;DR. NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft is officially deceased after failing to re-establish contact since October 2023. - The MAVEN mission launched in 2013 to study Mars' upper atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind. - Loss of communication occurred due to an issue with the spacecraft's inertial measurement units, critical for orientation. - Although efforts were made to restore contact, the mission is now concluded after over a decade in service.
- NASA's MAVEN spacecraft has been declared dead following six months without radio contact.
- The probe, launched in 2013, was designed to study the Martian atmosphere's composition and evolution.
- Communication ceased due to issues with the spacecraft's orientation systems.