A small satellite while going to Mars took some photos of the Earth and the moon. The Mars Cube one satellite which is named as MarCo was launched for its journey to the Mars along with the InSight Lander of NASA on May 5. This satellite took a picture of Earth and the moon on […]
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Twin Satellites, bound for Mars, phone home
Two small satellites which had started their journey towards Mars have just phoned home for the first time during their expedition. The two satellites are officially known as MarCO-A and MarCo-B. They started off their journey on early Saturday morning (May 5). They were launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base partnering with NASA’s InSight […]
NASA Launches First Ever Spacecraft, CubeSats in Mars
NASA launched an independent lander in mars on May 5, 2018. Along with the lander, it also launched two CubeSats which will the first ever spacecraft of its kind to be launched in the space. Insight lands on the Martian surface on November 26, 2018. If everything goes as planned, the cube one will be […]
NASA CubeSats Steer Towards Mars
NASA can now relax about the two CubeSats entering into space. NASA’s CubeSats MarCo-A and MarCo-B are the first CubeSats to venture into deeper space. NASA was nervous about their success in space, but the two CubeSats have managed to maneuver to Mars. MarCo-A and MarCo-B were launched on May 5, and they have just […]
MarCo CubeSats Captures Distant Photo of Earth On Its Way to Mars
One of NASA’s MarCo CubeSats that launched with the Insight Mars lander on May 5 has sent a photo of planet earth to NASA. The CubeSats called MarCo-A and MarCo-B also called Eva, and Wall-E respectively are trendsetters. They are trendsetters because they are the first CubeSats that have ventured into deep space. The photo […]
NASA CubeSats Steer Towards Mars
Picture credited by: NASA/JPL – Caltech NASA can now relax about the two CubeSats entering into space. NASA’s CubeSats MarCo-A and MarCo-B are the first CubeSats to venture into deeper space. NASA was nervous about their success in space, but the two CubeSats have managed to maneuver to Mars. MarCo-A and MarCo-B were launched on […]