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NASA Ends MAVEN Mars Mission

Updated 2026-06-03 13:20 UTC 1 source Neutral

After over a decade of successful observations, NASA has concluded its MAVEN mission at Mars. The spacecraft was last heard from on December 6th and will now be decommissioned.

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The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more than 11 years in orbit at Mars and a decade beyond its primary, one-year mission. The spacecraft was heard last on Dec. 6, when it experienced
2026-06-03 13:12 UTC
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