The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission

Author

Mitchell, David F.

Author_Institution

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

6-13 March 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission was selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 2008 for development as the second Mars Scout mission. The mission is on schedule for a November 2013 launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. MAVEN will study the Mars upper atmosphere, solar interactions, and the effects of loss of volatiles from the atmosphere to space. This paper provides an overview of MAVEN´s science, the mission, and current project management activities and future plans.

Keywords

Mars; aerospace instrumentation; planetary atmospheres; project management; space research; AD 2013 11; Florida; Kennedy Space Center; MAVEN mission; Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission; Mars upper atmosphere; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; project management activities; second Mars Scout mission; solar interactions; volatile loss; Atmosphere; Biographies; Gases; History; Laboratories; Mars; NASA; Physics; Project management; Space missions; Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC); MAVEN; Mars; Mars Atmosphere; NASA; Scout Mission; effects of loss of volatiles on Mars;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Big Sky, MT

ISSN

1095-323X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3887-7

Electronic_ISBN

1095-323X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.2010.5446986

Filename

5446986