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The Mars Report
March 30, 2018
InSight
NASA's next mission to Mars
is just weeks away from
its May 5 - June 8
launch window.
The rocket that will carry
InSight into space is on
the launch pad at
Vandenberg AFB in California.
The InSight spacecraft has been
delivered to Vandenberg
and is being prepped for launch.
Two tiny spacecraft
are launching
on the same rocket as InSight.
Mars Cube One or "MarCO" is a
technology demonstration
to test the first CubeSats
sent to deep space.
If they make it to Mars,
they could serve as
a communications relay for
InSight when it lands.
Opportunity Rover
The Opportunity Rover used
its Rock Abrasion Tool
to grind its first target in
Perseverance Valley on Mars.
It's the first time in
more than 300 sols
the rover has used the
tool, known as the RAT.
Curiosity Rover
Curiosity celebrates 2000
Martian days on the Red Planet.
Curiosity has recently tested
a new method for drilling.
New images offer a preview
of a future target,
an area containing clays.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute
of Technology
