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MarCO success vindicates use of cubesats on deep space missions

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The success a pair of cubesats achieved in relaying telemetry from NASA’s InSight Mars lander demonstrates that such spacecraft can play increasing roles in future deep space missions, spacecraft designers believe.

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InSight after landing

InSight successfully lands on Mars

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NASA’s InSight spacecraft successfully landed on Mars Nov. 26, completing a journey of nearly 500 million kilometers and starting a mission to study the planet’s interior.

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InSight approaching Mars

InSight to perform final maneuver before landing

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NASA’s InSight spacecraft will perform a final maneuver less than 24 hours before its scheduled landing to slightly adjust the location of its landing site.

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NASA prepares for InSight Mars landing

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NASA’s InSight spacecraft is on track for a landing on Mars Nov. 26 on a mission to study the planet’s interior.

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Atlas 5 launches NASA InSight Mars lander

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An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched InSight, a billion-dollar NASA mission to study the interior of Mars, from California May 5.

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Concept art of InSight Lander drilling beneath Mars' surface. Credit: NASA

InSight delay adds $150 million to mission’s cost

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NASA announced Sept. 2 that it has approved plans to launch a delayed Mars lander mission in 2018, although at an additional cost that could affect plans for later planetary missions.

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