NASA Picks Atmospheric Orbiter for Delayed Mars Scout Mission
NASA will spend $485 million to send an orbiter to Mars in 2013—two years late because of a procurement snafu in the Mars Scout program—to probe the atmosphere for clues to the evolution of the planet’s climate. Dubbed Maven, for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, the spacecraft is designed for...
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