Missions and Programs

InSight

Robotic Mars Exploration Missions

InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, was a NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory robotic lander mission designed to study the deep interior of Mars. Launched May 5, 2018, the lander operated on the Martian surface until NASA declared the mission ended on December 21, 2022, after losing contact on December 15, 2022.

Facts
Mission Type
Mars lander 1
Launch Date
2018-05-05 1
End Date
2022-12-21 2
Outcome
Mission ended after loss of communication on December 15, 2022; NASA officially declared the mission concluded on December 21, 2022. 1
Target
Mars 2
Outcome
Success 2
Crewed
No 2
Mission Type
Mission Type (category)
Lander / Rover 1
Connections

Operated By

Source InSight (Wikipedia)
Source InSight (Wikipedia)

Spacecraft Of

InSight, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source InSight (Wikipedia)InSight article, lead section (mission link)

Targets

Source Mars (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Mission Type (category): Lander / Rover
  • Mission Type: Mars lander
  • Launch Date: 2018-05-05
  • Outcome: Mission ended after loss of communication on December 15, 2022; NASA officially declared the mission concluded on December 21, 2022.
2. InSight (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, declared
    21 December 2022
  • Lead paragraph
    was a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars
  • Lead paragraph, outcome
    InSight confirmed "marsquakes" on the planet
  • InSight article, lead section
    a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars
  • Lead section
    The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission was a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars.
  • InSight article, end of mission section
    NASA announced that the InSight lander had lost communications with Earth on 15 December 2022, with the end of the mission being declared on 21 December 2022
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operating-agency
    It was manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space, was managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and two of its three scientific instruments were built by European agencies.
  • Operated By: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lead paragraph, operating-agency
    It was manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space, was managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and two of its three scientific instruments were built by European agencies.
  • Includes: InSight, Lead paragraph, part-of
    The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission was a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars.
  • In Group: NASA Mars Missions, Lead sentence
    It was manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space, was managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and two of its three scientific instruments were built by European agencies.
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Mars (Wikipedia)
Targets: Mars, Article text
Quote, Targets: Mars, Article text
Mars is confirmed to be seismically active; in 2019, it was reported that InSight had detected and recorded over 450 marsquakes and related events.
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InSight (Wikipedia)
Spacecraft Of: InSight, InSight article, lead section (mission link)
Quote, Spacecraft Of: InSight, InSight article, lead section (mission link)
The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission was a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars.
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