{"id":11855,"date":"2026-06-03T17:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11855"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:02:49","slug":"nasa-declares-its-mars-maven-spacecraft-dead-after-six-months-of-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11855","title":{"rendered":"NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By MARCIA DUNN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) \u2014 After six months of radio silence, NASA\u2019s Maven spacecraft at Mars has been declared dead.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11853\">Rare albino buffalo named after Donald Trump for its golden locks draws crowds at Bangladesh zoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The space agency confirmed Wednesday that the mission had ended after more than a decade of observations.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2013 to study the red planet\u2019s atmosphere from orbit, Maven mysteriously fell silent in early December after passing behind Mars. Data indicated the spacecraft went into a fast spin, which disrupted its orbit and drained the onboard batteries.<\/p>\n<p>A review board convened by NASA earlier this year concluded that the spacecraft is useless and unable to be recovered. An investigation continues into what caused the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Besides studying Martian weather and observing a stray interstellar comet last year, Maven helped relay information from NASA\u2019s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers on the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11849\">Trump\u2019s Education Department is backing away from addressing civil rights for Black students<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maven\u2019s lead scientist, Shannon Curry of the University of Colorado Boulder, said the spacecraft made a number of \u201camazing discoveries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maven \u201chas truly advanced our understanding of the Martian atmosphere and evolution,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute\u2019s Department of Science Education and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 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