NASA's MAVEN mission completes assembly, begins environmental testing
Sunday, February 10, 2013 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft is assembled and is undergoing environmental testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems facilities, near Denver, Colo. MAVEN is the next mission to Mars and will be the first mission devoted to understanding the Martian upper atmosphere.