Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill
A pair of ongoing NASA missions the Juno spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter and the InSight lander on Mars have been extended following an external review.
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An independent review panel said both Juno and InSight have “produced exceptional science,” and that both missions should be allowed to continue, according to a NASA statement.
“The Senior Review has validated that these two planetary science missions are likely to continue to bring new discoveries, and produce new questions about our solar system,” Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s planetary science division, said in the statement.
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NASA Extends Exploration for Two Planetary Science Missions
InSight on Mars (Illustration): This illustration shows NASA s InSight spacecraft with its instruments deployed on the Martian surface. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Full image and caption ›
The missions – Juno and InSight – have each increased our understanding of our solar system, as well as spurred new sets of diverse questions.
As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the Moon and on to Mars, the agency’s quest to seek answers about our solar system and beyond continues to inform those efforts and generate new discoveries. The agency has extended the missions of two spacecraft, following an external review of their scientific productivity.
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