Blast-Off to Mars!
(InSight) mission is the first interplanetary launch from the West Coast of the U.S. After its six-month journey, InSight will descend to Mars to study the heart of the Red Planet. Credits: NASA
InSight, the first mission to explore Mars' deep interior, is on a six-month cruise to reach Mars. InSight launched at 7:05 a.m. EDT (4:05 a.m. PDT) on May 5, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a ULA Atlas V rocket.
It will investigate processes that shaped the rocky planets of the inner solar system more than four billion years ago.
It will investigate processes that shaped the rocky planets of the inner solar system more than four billion years ago.
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/insigh
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/insigh
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