“Missing”, At Mars: Maven Mission Update. [Not Good News.]

We have reported on this before — it is almost certainly… end of mission.

And, I am rather skeptical that we will ever learn the root cause of the loss of signal in early December 2025.

And so, consequently, I am pretty sure we won’t ever “get eyes on” the Maven craft, again. She flew, and flew well — long beyond her expected life. And that may be all we will ever know. Here’s the latest, from NASA, on the Barsoomian happenings:

…NASA Anomaly Review Board Investigates MAVEN Loss of Signal

A NASA anomaly review board, convened in mid-February, is evaluating the recovery efforts undertaken for the agency’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft orbiting Mars. The spacecraft was last heard from on Dec. 6. The board also will assess the probable current state of the spacecraft and the likelihood of its recovery….

So it goes. Keep a good thought — for Artemis — mañana… smile.

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