Science and Exploration

This Week at NASA: Mars Mission Brief

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
November 2, 2013
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This Week at NASA: Mars Mission Brief
This Week At NASA
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During a news briefing at NASA headquarters officials and scientists discussed MAVEN, the agency’s next mission to Mars. Scheduled to launch November 18 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, MAVEN will study the history and change of Mars’ atmosphere, climate, and planetary habitability.
Also, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visits Langley Research Center, Power Up, Solar Flares, A busy time!, Free flight and Ice Flight!

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