Mars Orbiters

MAVEN Mars Orbiter Pauses Operation Due to Motion Glitch; Repairs Expected to Finish By End of May

Medicine & Technology May 29, 2022

NASA announced that the MAVEN Mars orbiter is under repair. Read more about the malfunction that caused the problem and the future of operations related to the spacecraft.

NASA Brings Traffic Control to Mars

May 10, 2015

Space may be vast and so large it is often beyond our true comprehension, but our neck of the woods is getting very crowded. Around Earth, there are thousands of satellites both active and inactive often requiring precise control to ensure there are no collisions. While Mars isn't exactly LAX, there are now five different active satellites orbiting it. To prevent any accidental and unfortunate collisions, NASA is now working on a new traffic management system for the Red Planet.