MARS INSIGHT (NASA LANDER)

Why are the tallest peaks in the solar system found on one of its smallest worlds? Like any planet, how Mars looks outside is tied to what goes on inside. Dig into planetary formation in this 60-second video and by visiting mars.nasa.gov/insight .

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) developed and built an instrument to fly on NASA's InSight mission that will measure the heat coming out of the interior of Mars. The instrument's principal investigator, Tilman Spohn, is looking forward to studying the internal heat of the mysterious Red Planet. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight systems engineer Julie Wertz helps land spacecraft on the Red Planet. This includes entering the atmosphere, deploying a parachute and safely touching down. This process, called entry, descent and landing (EDL), is now a part of her family: her husband worked EDL for NASA's Curiosity rover. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

Where should you land a spacecraft? NASA-JPL scientist Ingrid Daubar helped find the best parking spot on Mars for the upcoming NASA InSight lander. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight engineer Marleen Martinez Sundgaard works in a simulated Martian sandbox. She tests science instruments meant for Mars right here on Earth. Growing up in a migrant farming family, Marleen was always dreaming of the stars — now her dream has become a reality. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

ETH Zurich professor Domenico Giardini spent his career studying earthquakes — once NASA InSight lands, he will get to study marsquakes. An Italian living in Switzerland, Domenico works with NASA’s international partners to provide electronics for the lander's seismometer. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

French engineers developed and built a quake-detecting device — a seismometer — to send to Mars as part of the NASA InSight mission. The seismometer’s principal investigator, Philippe Lognonné of France’s IPGP, is equally excited to study marsquakes as he is to inspire the next generation of Martian explorers. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

French engineers developed and built a quake-detecting device — a seismometer — to send to Mars as part of the NASA InSight mission. Project manager Philippe Laudet of CNES, the French space agency, is both a musician and space explorer — two very different worlds, yet two similar human experiences. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight Systems Engineer Ravi Prakash helps keep spacecraft healthy on Mars — when he's not using his engineering design skills to help people in poverty through humanitarian work. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight engineer Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu builds robotic components for planetary exploration, a dream that began as a young child in Ghana. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA-JPL InSight scientist Troy Lee Hudson designs, builds, tests and flies science instruments to study Mars. Troy loves space so much that he even got the solar system tattooed on his arm. Landing in November 2018, NASA's InSight will probe beneath the surface of Mars, study the planet's interior and shed light on how rocky planets — inside and outside our solar system — form. Keep up with InSight at: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA’s InSight spacecraft is on a six-month, 300-million mile voyage to Mars, following a successful liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on May 5. “The Voice of Kennedy Launch Control” now has a place on the “Chroniclers wall.” George Diller joined the prestigious “Chroniclers” group during a ceremony at Kennedy’s NASA News Center on May 4.

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Go, Atlas. Go, Centaur. Go, InSight! NASA's InSight mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base for Mars on May 5, 2018—the first interplanetary launch from the West Coast. InSight is expected to land on the Red Planet on Nov. 26, 2018. More than a mission to Mars, InSight will help scientists understand the formation and early evolution of all rocky planets, including Earth. For more, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s InSight mission to Mars lifts off from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on May 5, 2018. The mission marks the first interplanetary launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The two-year InSight mission seeks to understand the evolutionary formation of rocky planets, including Earth, by investigating the interior structure and processes of Mars.

Our newest mission to Mars is on its way, Vice President Pence visits our Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and observing our planet’s ever-changing water cycle – a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_20218_0505_Our%20Newest%20Mission%20to%20Mars%20on%20This%20Week%[email protected]%20%E2%80%93%20May%205,%202018.html

InSight, the first planetary mission to take off from the West Coast, lifted off at 4:05 a.m. PDT (7:05 a.m. EDT, 1105 UTC) from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. This is a NASA TV broadcast recording showing spacecraft separation and signal acquisition. More info: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

InSight, the first planetary mission to take off from the West Coast, lifted off at 4:05 a.m. PDT (7:05 a.m. EDT, 1105 UTC) from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. This is a NASA TV broadcast recording showing launch. More info: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

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A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket will launch the InSight mission to Mars for NASA. This will be the first interplanetary mission to launch from the U.S. West Coast.

Space.com managing Tariq Malik gives you some fast facts about NASA's InSight lander that will study the Martian interior. -- Learn more about the lander: https://www.space.com/40067-mars-insight-lander.html

InSight, the first planetary mission to take off from the West Coast, is targeted to launch at 4:05 a.m. PDT (7:05 a.m. EDT) on May 5 from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California, aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. The agency hosted a prelaunch briefing on May 3 at VAFB. Presenters included: Jim Green, NASA chief scientist Tom Hoffman, InSight project manager at JPL Stu Spath, InSight program manager at Lockheed Martin Space, Denver Bruce Banerdt, InSight principal investigator at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Annick Sylvestre-Baron, deputy project manager for InSight seismometer investigation at France's space agency, the Centre National d'Études Spatiales, Paris Philippe Lognonné - InSight seismometer investigation lead at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France Tilman Spohn, investigation lead at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Probe (HP3), an instrument on InSight, Berlin Andrew Klesh, MarCO chief engineer at JPL Anne Marinan, MarCO systems engineer at JPL Tim Dunn, launch director with NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center, Florida Scott Messer, ULA program manager for NASA launches, Centennial, Colorado Col. Michael Hough, commander of the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Central California 1st Lt. Kristina Williams, weather officer for the 30th Space Wing For more about the mission, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

Thursday, May 3: 1 p.m. PT - InSight Prelaunch Briefing Saturday, May 5: 3:30 a.m. PT - Launch coverage begins. InSight, the first planetary mission to take off from the West Coast, is targeted to launch at 4:05 a.m. PDT (7:05 a.m. EDT) from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. Coverage is as follows (all times Pacific): Thursday, May 3 1 p.m. - InSight Prelaunch Briefing Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, Washington Bruce Banerdt, InSight principal investigator at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Tom Hoffman, InSight project manager at JPL Annick Sylvestre-Baron, deputy project manager for InSight seismometer investigation at France's space agency, the Centre National d'Études Spatiales, Paris Philippe Lognonné - InSight seismometer investigation lead at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France Tilman Spohn, investigation lead at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Probe (HP3), an instrument on InSight, Berlin Andrew Klesh, MarCO chief engineer at JPL Anne Marinan, MarCO systems engineer at JPL Stu Spath, InSight program manager at Lockheed Martin Space, Denver Tim Dunn, launch director with NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center, Florida Scott Messer, ULA program manager for NASA launches, Centennial, Colorado Col. Michael Hough, commander of the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Central California 1st Lt. Kristina Williams, weather officer for the 30th Space Wing Saturday, May 5 3:30 a.m. - Launch coverage begins 4:05 a.m. - Launch time NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory invites you to watch live about everything from Mars rovers to monitoring asteroids to cool cosmic discoveries. From the lab to the lecture hall, get information directly from scientists and engineers working on NASA's latest missions. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov

Jen Krupp, ULA flight design engineer for the InSight mission to Mars, talks about working on the first interplanetary mission to launch from the West Coast of the U.S.

Hit that like button! The next mission to Mars is getting ready for launch. Nasa's InSight spacecraft has been loaded on top it's United Launch Alliance Atlas v rocket at the Vandenburg Air force base launch site. This mars lander mission is being accompanied by the Marco or Mars Cube one experiment. The InSight in the InSight Mars lander means interior exploration using seismic investigations. The goal of this mission is to peer into the inside of Mars and track the seismic activity of the planet. The InSight spacecraft to Mars will be accompanied by Marco a and Marco b two cubesats that will come along to see if they can survive a 6 month journey through deep space. In this video I did use NASA InSight lander animation, InSight Mars lander animation, Mars lander animation. This InSight lander NASA built with help from CNES and DPL. This insight mars lander mission will help pave the way for the Mars 2020 mission and seems to be a step in the right direction. I hope you enjoyed my InSight Mars lander update for the first Mars lander 2018 mission. ******************************************************************** SOURCES: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/ ********************************************************************* Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZakDTV/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/ZakDTV Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/zakdtv Gmail : [email protected] **********************************************************************

Join NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists and engineers and get a sneak peek of the upcoming InSight Mars mission, the first to focus on examining the deep interior of Mars. Launching in May 2018, this lander will be the very first interplanetary launch from the West Coast. The Exploratorium will host the InSight Roadshow with a half-scale model of the lander and an array of instruments. InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) is a NASA Discovery Program mission that will place a single lander on Mars. InSight is more than a Mars mission; it’s a terrestrial planet explorer that will address one of the most fundamental questions of planetary and solar system science: what are the processes that shaped the rocky planets of the inner solar system, including Earth, more than four billion years ago? By using sophisticated geophysical instruments, InSight will delve deep beneath the surface of Mars, detecting the fingerprints of the processes of terrestrial planet formation, as well as measuring the planet's “vital signs”: its "pulse" (seismology), "temperature" (heat flow probe), and "reflexes" (precision tracking).

Our own Aliza Pearl gets up close and personal with the new Mars Lander that will tell us what's inside the red planet on this Nerdist News Edition! Subscribe for more Nerdist News: http://nerdi.st/subscribe Watch more Nerdist News: http://bit.ly/1qvVVhV Follow Us: Facebook https://facebook.com/nerdist Twitter https://twitter.com/Nerdist Instagram https://instagram.com/nerdist/ Nerdist News https://twitter.com/NerdistNews Jessica Chobot https://twitter.com/JessicaChobot Dan Casey https://twitter.com/dancasey Kyle Hill https://twitter.com/sci_phile

NASA is gearing up to send its new lander to Mars.

Original air date: Thursday, March 29 at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET, 2100 UTC) NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander will study the deep interior of Mars to learn how all rocky planets formed, including Earth and its moon. The lander's instruments include a seismometer to detect marsquakes and a probe that will monitor the flow of heat in the planet's subsurface. News briefing participants were: • Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington • Bruce Banerdt, InSight principal investigator at JPL • Tom Hoffman, InSight project manager at JPL • Jaime Singer, InSight instrument deployment lead at JPL InSight will be the first planetary spacecraft to take off from the West Coast. It's scheduled to launch May 5 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. If pre-dawn skies are clear, the launch will be visible from Santa Maria to San Diego, California. For more about the mission, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA's next mission to Mars is weeks away from its May 2018 launch. InSight is more than a Mars mission. Its team members hope to unlock the mysteries of the formation and evolution of rocky planets, including Earth. For more about the mission, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/insight

NASA's InSight spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, to begin final preparations for launch. InSight will be the first mission to look deep beneath the Martian surface, studying the planet's interior by listening for marsquakes and measuring its heat output. It will be the first planetary spacecraft to launch from this west coast launch facility. The launch period for InSight opens May 5, 2018 and continues through June 8, 2018. For more about the mission, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/insight .

Original air date: Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET, 0300 UTC) Dig deep into the workings of Earth’s next trip to the Red Planet. InSight, scheduled to launch in May, 2018, will be the first NASA mission to observe the deep interior of Mars and learn about the history and evolution of rocky planets. See the instruments InSight will bring to Mars, including the first seismometer ever taken to the surface of another planet. For more info on InSight, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/insight Speaker: Troy Lee Hudson Technologist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

In this first episode of The Mars Report we celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Opportunity rover; show you a recent panoramic view from the Curiosity rover; and recap a "cool" discovery of ice deposits spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Also, we look forward to the InSight lander, heading to the Red Planet in May 2018. The NASA Mars Report will bring you regular updates on NASA's Mars exploration. For information on all our Mars missions: https://mars.nasa.gov/

While in its landed configuration for the last time before arriving on Mars, NASA's InSight lander was commanded to deploy its solar arrays to test and verify the exact process that it will use on the surface of the Red Planet. During the test on Jan. 23, 2018, in a Lockheed Martin clean room in Littleton, Colorado, engineers and technicians evaluated that the solar arrays fully deployed and conducted an illumination test to confirm that the solar cells were collecting power. This time lapse video of the deployment is courtesy Lockheed Martin Space Systems. For more information about the InSight mission, visit http://insight.jpl.nasa.gov.

We’re going behind the scenes to spotlight the latest space technology in this edition of Spotlight Space. NASA’s InSight lander will explore Mars’ interior and will be the first to record measurements of Mars’ interior, providing scientists with the greatest clues yet into evolutionary processes that shaped the rocky planets. In this episode, we’ll show you how it’s built for space and how the spacecraft will serve NASA. As leaders in space technology, Lockheed Martin is developing the latest spacecraft and satellites to explore the universe.

Vice President Mike Pence joined NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Thomas Zurbuchen for a close-up view of NASA’s Mars InSight spacecraft during a visit to Lockheed Martin’s facility in Littleton, Colorado, on Thursday, October 26. InSight is being prepped for a May 2018 launch to the Red Planet, with a landing in November. It will study the deep interior of Mars, with a primary goal of helping scientists understand how rocky planets – including Earth – formed and evolved.   The vice president also visited a Lockheed Martin Virtual Reality lab, featuring demos of the company’s human exploration efforts. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor building NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will launch on the agency’s Space Launch System rocket, and take humans farther into the solar system than ever before.   This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-NHQ_2017_1027_Vice%20President%20Sees%20Mars%20Insight%20Spacecraft%20in%20Colorado.html

Do you want your name to reach Mars? If yes, then here is a good opportunity as NASA is allowing you to send your name to Mars on a microchip on board the InSight mission. News Nation is a leading Hindi News Channel. News Nation covers breaking news, latest news, entertainment news, bollywood news, business news and sports news. Today News Nation is amongst top Hindi News channels as per the current rating system. The channel recently celebrated its 4th anniversary and is going strong. Subscribe us on YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/NewsNationTV Get More Updates on: http://www.newsnation.in Download Android and iOS Apps for more updates: Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newsnationonline&hl=en iOS App: https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/newsnation/id917219227?mt=8 Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsNationChannel Twitter : https://twitter.com/NewsNationTV Google+ : https://plus.google.com/u/0/+NewsNationTV?pageId=106285995264756645929&authuser=1

Get a unique perspective of the InSight spacecraft coming out of it’s shipping container in our Littleton, Colo. clean room. InSight is the first mission to focus on examining the deep interior of Mars. Information gathered will boost understanding of how all rocky planets formed, including Earth.

NASA's been pretty busy lately. In addition to heading on its first mission to an asteroid, the agency recently set a launch date for its next mission to Mars. In May 2018, the InSight lander will be launched from earth, hurtling through space until it reaches the Red Planet that November. Once it's there, it will drill deep into the planet's surface, collecting temperature and activity data. Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=vocativvideo See more on our website: http://www.vocativ.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vocativ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vocativ

NASA announced on March 9 that it plans to launch its InSight mission to Mars in May 2018, after being forced to delay it for 26 months

NASA plans to send its InSight Lander on a mission to explore the interior of Mars in 2018. Read more here: http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/10/mars-mission-to-explore-planets-interior-set-for-may-2018 ------------------------------­---- Follow IGN for more! ------------------------------­---- IGN OFFICIAL APP: http://www.ign.com/mobile FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ign TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ign INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/igndotcom/?hl=en WEBSITE: http://www.ign.com/ GOOGLE+: https://plus.google.com/+IGN

Planetary scientist Dr. Bruce Banerdt of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology discusses the science and engineering of the Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission to Mars. Scheduled to launch in March 4, 2016, InSight will provide a window into the processes of terrestrial planet formation and evolution. This presentation was part of the Lunar and Planetary Institute’s 2015–2016 Cosmic Exploration Speaker Series — Solar System Exploration Today and Tomorrow.

As part of a series of deployment tests, NASA’s InSight Mars lander was commanded to deploy its solar arrays to test and verify the exact process that it will use on the surface of Mars. The test was conducted on April 30, 2015 by Lockheed Martin engineers and technicians in a clean room at the company’s Space Systems facilities near Denver.

Mission team members for InSight, the new Mars lander mission selected by NASA to launch in 2016, explain how the spacecraft will advance our knowledge of Mars' evolution.

Mission team members for InSight, the new Mars lander mission selected by NASA to launch in 2016, explain how the spacecraft will advance our knowledge of Mars' history and rocky planet evolution.