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NASA to resume search for missing Mars orbiter, but prospects of re-establishing communication with it seem slim
After 12 years in space, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) orbiter has fallen silent, with NASA scientists back on Earth unable to contact it for over a month. While the agency plans to resume the reconnection effort,
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Artemis 2 mission update: Rollout imminent as NASA prepares first crewed Artemis mission to the moon
NASA's Artemis 2 rollout could be as early as this weekend as the space agency makes final preparations for its first crewed Artemis moon mission.
NASA lost contact with the MAVEN probe in Mars orbit, and teams are working to reestablish communications after an unexpected anomaly.
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NASA Has Some Very Bad News About Its Mars Spacecraft
NASA planetary science division director Louise Prockter conceded that the agency is "very unlikely" to recover its MAVEN Mars orbiter.
The bill would cut the Office of Fossil Energy down to $720 million, including $140 million in prior year balances from the IIJA. This would be a 16.8% cut from fiscal year 2025 levels. It includes especially deep cuts to methane mitigation technologies and to natural gas decarbonization and hydrogen technologies.