Maven Mars Mission Backed

NASA has accepted the mission review for the $485-million Mars Atmospheric and Volatile Evolution (Maven) project, heading it toward a 2013 launch. Built by Lockheed Martin, the spacecraft will orbit the planet, probing its upper atmosphere to study the influence of the solar wind in driving surface...

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