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MAVEN in the News

The following items link to media coverage of MAVEN in various news outlets, online magazines, editorial pieces, and blogs. The content of these articles and blog posts does not necessarily reflect the views of LASP, our collaborators, or our funding agencies.

2013

MAVEN’s Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph May Help Paint Total Atmospheric Picture
nasa.gov, Thurs., June 13, 2013

Boulder elementary students’ art wins MAVEN Going to Mars contest
dailycamera.com, Wed., June 5, 2013

Send Your Haiku To Mars! NASA Seeks Poets
npr.org, Thurs., May 2, 2013

NASA Wants To Send Your Haiku To Mars
popsci.com, Thurs., May 2, 2013

NASA lets poets/send haiku to Red Planet/on a MAVEN’s wings
cosmiclog.nbcnews.com, Wed., May 1, 2013

More Evidence That Mars Lost Its Atmosphere
universetoday.com, Mon., Apr. 8, 2013

Final MAVEN Instrument Integrated to Spacecraft
sciencedaily.com, Wed., Apr. 3, 2013

MAVEN’s Magnetometer Will Look Back in Time
universetoday.com, Tues., Apr. 2, 2013

The Amazing Disappearing Magnetic Field of Mars
popularmechanics.com, Thurs., Mar. 28, 2013

Send your artwork to Mars
9news.com, Mon., Mar. 18, 2013

NASA’s next Mars mission invites public to come aboard
colorado.edu, Fri., Mar. 15, 2013

Particles and Fields Package Integrated on Upcoming Mars-Bound Spacecraft
spacefellowship.com, Thurs., Mar. 14, 2013

Next mission to Mars taking shape in Colorado
boulderijournal.com, Mon., Feb. 11, 2013

Curiosity rover gets first Mars rock samples
tech2.in.com, Mon., Feb. 11, 2013

Curiosity rover drills 2 holes in Mars surface: NASA
truthdive.com, Mon., Feb. 11, 2013

NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft ready for Testing
clarksvilleonline.com, Mon., Feb. 11, 2013

NASA MAVEN spacecraft assembly completed by Lockheed Martin
slashgear.com, Mon., Feb. 11, 2013

NASA’s MAVEN Mission Completes Assembly, Begins Environmental Testing
sciencedaily.com, Sun., Feb. 10, 2013

NASA’s MAVEN Mission Completes Assembly, Begins Environmental Testing
sciencedaily.com, Sun., Feb. 10, 2013

NASA and Lockheed Martin finish MAVEN probe, hope to study Mars’ upper skies
engadget.com, Sat., Feb. 9, 2013

Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly Ahead Of NASA MAVEN’s November Flight
crazyengineers.com, Sat., Feb. 9, 2013

Lockheed Readies MAVEN Spacecraft for Testing
fool.com, Sat., Feb. 9, 2013

MAVEN spacecraft enters environmental testing phase at Lockheed Martin
denverpost.com, Fri., Feb. 8, 2013

MAVEN mission completes assembly, begins environmental testing
phys.org, Fri., Feb. 8, 2013

NASA’s MAVEN completes assembly ahead of mission to Mars
nasaspaceflight.com, Fri., Feb. 8, 2013

Kennedy Space Center 2013
spacefellowship.com, Mon., Jan. 28, 2013

Atlas 5 comes together at record pace for NASA launch
spaceflightnow.com, Sun., Jan. 27, 2013

SKYWATCH: New Space Missions Promise Exciting Year Ahead
magicvalley.com, Thurs., Jan. 24, 2013

Reull Vallis, Ancient River System Discovered On Mars
planetsave.com, Sat., Jan. 19, 2013

Mars: The Red Planet captures the imagination
alaskadispatch.com, Sun., Jan. 13, 2013

2013 in science: Robot eyes, comets and big discoveries
dailytelegraph.com.au, Fri., Jan. 11, 2013

2013 in science: Robot eyes, comets and big discoveries
news.com.au, Thurs., Jan. 10, 2013

From Mars Curiosity rover to SpaceX: Scientific feats in 2012 became ‘one for the history books’
whittierdailynews.com, Sat., Jan. 5, 2013

CuriousMars: 2013 to Debut U. S. and Indian Mars Atmospheric Orbiters while Challenging China In Asian Space Race
spaceref.com, Fri., Jan. 4, 2013

Looking ahead to spacecraft activities in 2013
planetary.org, Fri., Jan 4, 2013

Updates on ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission: five instruments to be delivered in March
planetary.org, Fri., Jan 4, 2013

Look up: Jupiter, Mercury, “super” moon to return in 2013
wral.com, Thurs., Jan 3, 2013

New Year, New Science
scientificamerican.com, Wed., Jan 2, 2013

NASA Details 2013 Plans
informationweek.com, Wed., Jan. 2, 2013

2012

13 new space missions for 2013
msnbc.ms.com, Mon., Dec. 31, 2012

Space Missions 2013: NASA, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Cygnus & Others Have Big Plans For New Year
huffingtonpost.com, Mon., Dec. 31, 2012

A look at the year ahead: 2013 could bring big changes to Boulder County
dailycamera.com, Mon., Dec. 31, 2012

Year in Review: McDade tragedy, a mission on Mars, 710 stirs debate
pasadenasun.com, Fri., Dec. 28, 2012

Year in Review: JPL reaches Mars, Leko let go, a new market sprouts up
articles.lacanadaonline.com, Thurs., Dec. 27, 2012

Scientists building robots focused on not contaminating Mars
ryot.org, Thurs., Dec. 27, 2012

A year in the life of Mars
sen.com, Wed., Dec. 26, 2012

Cleanliness is key for robotic space explorers
latimes.com, Sat., Dec. 22, 2012

Maven’s Haven: NASA’s Next Mars Mission Preps for Launch
msnbc.msn.com, Thurs., Dec. 20, 2012

NASA Prepping Next Mars Mission for 2013 Launch, The MAVEN Probe
latintimes.com, Thurs., Dec. 20, 2012

The Year in Space: Hello to Mars … farewell to Neil Armstrong
cosmiclog.nbcnews.com, Wed., Dec. 19, 2012

Maven’s Haven: NASA’s Next Mars Mission Preps for Launch
space.com, Wed., Dec. 19, 2012

Will NASA Boldly Go to Europa?
news.discovery.com, Fri., Dec. 14, 2012

NASA Makes Unprecedented Return to Mars, Advances Commercial Spaceflight and Adds to Its Amazing Research and Discoveries in 2012
marketwatch.com, Wed., Dec. 12, 2012

NASA Aiming for Mars Again With New Science Rover in 2020
eweek.com, Thurs., Dec. 6, 2012

4 Things to Know About NASA’s Next Mars Rover
popularmechanics.com, Wed., Dec. 5, 2012

NASA’s 2020 Plan for Mars Makes the Old New Again
io9.com, Wed., Dec. 5, 2012

NASA plans to send new $1.5 billion rover to Mars in 2020
examiner.com, Wed., Dec. 5, 2012

New Mars Rover Set to Launch in 2020
webpronews.com, Wed., Dec. 5, 2012

NASA: New Mars Rover Will Launch in 2020
pasadena-ca.patch.com, Wed., Dec. 5, 2012

NASA plans to send new rover to Mars in 2020
latimes.com, Tues., Dec. 4, 2012

NASA Just Announced Its Future Plans For Mars
theatlantic.com, Tues., Dec. 4, 2012

NASA Announces Robust Multi-Year Mars Program; New Rover To Close Out Decade Of New Missions 
sacbee.com, Tues., Dec. 4, 2012

NASA Loves Mars A Lot And Plans To Send It Another Curiosity In 8 Years
popsci.com, Tues., Dec. 4, 2012

NASA unveils new Mars rover mission
cbs.com, Tues., Dec. 4, 2012

NASA announces plans for new $1.5 billion Mars rover
news.cnet.com, Tues., Dec. 4, 2012

Sleuthing for Answers About Mars
cpr.org, Tues., Dec. 4, 2012

United Launch Alliance Hosts NASA Administrator
sacbee.com, Wed., Nov. 28, 2012

CU-Boulder’s Remote Sensing Instrument Package Delivered for Mars Spacecraft Integration
azorobotics.com, Mon., Nov. 19, 2012

One Year To Launch: MAVEN Spacecraft Prepares for NASA’s Next Mars Mission
americaspace.org, Mon., Nov. 19, 2012

Remote-sensing instrument for MAVEN spacecraft delivered
slashgear.com, Mon., Nov. 19, 2012

CU LASP package ready for MAVEN integration bound for Mars
marsdaily.com, Sun., Nov. 18, 2012

All systems go: 1-year countdown to CU-led MAVEN mission to Mars starts Sunday
denverpost.com, Sat., Nov. 17, 2012

All systems go: 1-year countdown to CU-led MAVEN mission to Mars starts Sunday
dailycamera.com, Sat., Nov. 17, 2012

Instrument Package Delivered for NASA’s Upcoming MAVEN Mars Mission
redorbit.com, Sat., Nov. 17, 2012

Instrument Delivered for NASA’s Upcoming Mars Mission
spacefellowship.com, Sat., Nov. 17, 2012

Instrument Delivered for NASA’s Upcoming Mars Mission
moonandback.com, Sat., Nov. 17, 2012

Mars a major focus of space program
news-leader.com, Tues., Nov. 6, 2012

NASA Rover Finds Clues to Changes in Mars’ Atmosphere
marsdaily.com, Mon., Nov. 5, 2012

NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver tours Lockheed Martin in Denver
denverpost.com, Mon., Oct. 15, 2012

NASA exec checks on Lockheed Martin’s progress on Mars vehicles
bizjournals.com, Mon., Oct. 15, 2012

STEMinist Profile: Alexandria DeWolfe, MAVEN Science Data Center Lead
steminist.com, Wed., Oct. 10, 2012

Wright State researcher playing role in next Mars mission
bizjournals.com, Mon., Oct. 1, 2012

Next Mars Mission Enters Final Phase Before Launch
marsdaily.com, Thurs., Sept. 13, 2012

Lockheed Martin To Begin Final Assembly Of Mars Spacecraft
denver.cbslocal.com, Tues., Sept. 11, 2012

Lockheed Martin Begins Final Assembly of NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft
sacbee.com, Tues., Sept. 11, 2012

CU-led Mars mission gets green light from NASA; launch expected in late 2013
dailycamera.com, Tues., Sept. 11, 2012

CU-led Mars mission gets green light from NASA; launch expected in late 2013
denverpost.com, Tues., Sept. 11, 2012

MAVEN: Next Mars mission enters final phase before launch
phys.org, Tues., Sept. 11, 2012

Why Mars again? A look at NASA’s latest venture
9news.com, Mon., Aug. 6, 2012

Did Ancient Mars Have a Runaway Greenhouse?
astrobio.net, Thurs., May 24, 2012

NASA Goddard Delivers Magnetometers for NASA’s Next Mission to Mars
sacbee.com, Mon., May 21, 2012

2010

CU’s LASP is going to Mars!
examiner.com, Oct. 11, 2010

Mars mission led by Univ. of Colorado approved
businessweek.com, Wed., Oct. 6, 2010

Mars mission given green light by NASA to proceed to development
astronomy.com, Wed., Oct. 6, 2010

New NASA mission to explore Mars atmosphere
abc.net, Wed., Oct. 6, 2010

2008

NASA Selects CU-Boulder to Lead $485 Million Mars Mission
colorado.edu, Sept. 15, 2008