ZUREK: We're trying to understand the climate history of the planet and in doing that we hope to find those best places for future missions and we also hope to build on the past missions, bring all that detail together with new capabilities that this orbiter will take to Mars.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will beam back more data than all previous Mars missions combined, with several goals. Today, we'll find out how the spacecraft will put on the brakes to maneuver itself into the correct orbit, and we'll learn what the mission will tell us about our rocky neighbor. On March 10, they will all have a new teammate - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched August 12, 2005, and now zooming in toward the red planet. And the European Space Agency has its Mars Express orbiter. I'm Jane Platt and you're listening to a podcast from JPL - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.įour NASA spacecraft are already working fulltime on Mars - the two long-lived rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, and two orbiters, Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey.
NARRATOR: Rolling out the red carpet at the red planet.
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