How and why has Mars been been losing its atmosphere over billions of years? This past November, NASA launched the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission to answer this question. And soon it will enter orbit!
NASA Television coverage of the MAVEN orbit insertion begins at 9:30 p.m. EDT and concludes at 10:45 p.m. on Sept. 21. The orbital insertion is targeted to begin at 9:37 p.m. The program will be carried on NTV-1 (Public) and NTV-2 (Education). A clean feed for media will be carried on NTV-3 (Media Channel). The media feed will contain views of the MAVEN Mission Support Area only, without graphics or interviews.
A post-orbit insertion news conference is targeted for about two hours after orbital insertion.
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