in March of 2016
NASA will be launching the next Mars
Lander inside from Vandenberg Air Force
Base inside is a mission that would
investigate the planets interior to
understand Mars is evolution onboard
this rocket two small spacecraft will be
hitching a ride the Marco spacecraft
each of these Marco spacecraft will ride
along on the rocket carrying insight
insight will separate and soon after
each of the Marco spacecraft will also
separate in the rocket first Marco a
will separate the rocket will turn 180
degrees and Marco B will separate as
well each of the spacecraft will then
unfurled their solar wings the high-gain
antenna and the UHF antenna in
preparation for six and a half month
cruise to Mars
when insight gets to Mars it will be
going through the entry descent and
landing sequence and each of the Marco
spacecraft will be there to witness this
landing on Mars the Marco spacecraft
will be relaying data back from the
insight Lander to NASA's Deep Space
Network these spacecraft the size of a
briefcase will be the first
interplanetary cube sets paving the way
for future small spacecraft exploration
and assisting and reducing risk to
future Landers and flybys
