Efforts By NASA To Resume Mars MAVEN Mission Ops Continue

Mark Carreau December 16, 2025
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HOUSTON—NASA is continuing efforts to reestablish contact with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbital spacecraft after losing contact on Dec. 6. “To date, attempts to reestablish contact with the spacecraft have not been successful,” according to a Dec. 15 mission update’s...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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