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MAVEN Spacecraft Shrinking its Mars Orbit to Prepare for Mars 2020 Rover

The MAVEN spacecraft today is starting a campaign to tighten its orbit around Mars to prepare to serve as a data-relay satellite for NASA's Mars 2020 rover, which launches next year. MORE

MAVEN Selfie Marks Four Years in Orbit at Mars

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft celebrates four years in Mars orbit with a selfie. MORE

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Mission Status	Currently Operating
Mars Orbit Insertion	September 21, 2014
Launched	November 18, 2013
Launch Site	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

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read the article 'NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Shrinking its Mars Orbit to Prepare for Mars 2020 Rover'

February 11, 2019 NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Shrinking its Mars Orbit to Prepare for Mars 2020 Rover

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September 21, 2018 NASA’s MAVEN Selfie Marks Four Years in Orbit at Mars

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July 30, 2018 Mars Terraforming Not Possible Using Present-Day Technology

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