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Agency officials discussed preparations for the launch of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN or MAVEN mission.

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During a Spanish language news conference at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, agency officials discussed preparations for the launch of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, or MAVEN, mission. Participating in the briefing is Jared Espley, project scientist at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.


MAVEN is being prepared for its scheduled launch on Nov 18, 2013 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Positioned in an orbit above the Red Planet, MAVEN will study the upper atmosphere of Mars in unprecedented detail. For information on the MAVEN mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/main/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

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  • Title: Agency officials discussed preparations for the launch of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN or MAVEN mission.
  • Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL
  • Owner: KSC
  • Album: cbabir
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