NASA’s InSight Mars Lander has safely landed on the planet’s surface.
In this image provided by NASA, Mars InSight team members Kris Bruvold, left, and Sandy Krasner rejoice, Monday, Nov. 26,2018, inside the Mission Support Area at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., after receiving confirmation that the Mars InSight lander successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASA’s InSight Mars Lander has safely landed on the planet’s surface.
After over six months of space travel — launching May 5 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base and subsequently covering 300M miles — NASA’s InSight Mars Lander survived the dangerous trip to the surface of the red planet. Only half of the spacecraft to make such trips have survived; this marks only the eighth time NASA has successfully touched down on Mars.
