in about 8 minutes.

On an Atlas V launch vehicle.

http://io9.com/nasas-next-mars-mission-launches-today-watch-it-here-1466626470?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

11/18/2013 1:20:26 PM

How long is it going to take to get there?

11/18/2013 1:23:49 PM

10 months... should arrive in September.

11/18/2013 1:25:27 PM

1 minute!

11/18/2013 1:27:34 PM

launched... everything looks good so far...

11/18/2013 1:32:31 PM

Developed by LM.

11/18/2013 1:36:11 PM

So far so good

11/18/2013 1:36:34 PM

Normal burn and RCS hasn't been needed that much.

11/18/2013 1:40:50 PM

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/11/atlasv-launch-maven-mars-mission/

Quote :

"Atlas V launches MAVEN en route to Martian adventure November 17, 2013 by William Graham no alt NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has begun its journey to Mars following its launch atop the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket Monday. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) occurred at 13:28 Eastern (18:28 UTC), at the start of what was a two-hour window. MAVEN: The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft is the second and final mission in NASA’s Mars Scout program. It will be placed into orbit around Mars, from where it is expected to study the planet’s atmosphere. With a mass of 2,454 kilograms (5,410 lb), MAVEN is expected to operate for a year once it reaches Mars. The spacecraft is carrying 1645 kilograms (3627 lb) of propellant, with a dry mass of 809 kilograms (1,784 lb). The spacecraft is powered by a pair of two-panel solar arrays, which will generate a minimum of 1.15 kilowatts. The spacecraft also carries two lithium ion batteries with capacities of 55 amp-hours which can be recharged by the solar arrays. Propulsion is provided by six Aerojet MR-107N liquid rocket motors, with six smaller MR-106E thrusters for manoeuvring, and MR-103Ds for attitude control. These are all monopropellant thrusters, fuelled by hydrazine propellant stored in the spacecraft’s central tank. MAVEN was manufactured by Lockheed Martin. MAVEN carries eight scientific instruments to study the Martian atmosphere. Six of these instruments are collectively designated the Particles and Fields Package. The total mass of MAVEN’s instruments is 65 kilograms (143 lb). Z9The Solar Energetic Particle experiment, or SEP, is part of the Particles and Fields Package designed to study the energies of hydrogen and helium ions emanating from solar storms which interact with Mars. Data collected will be used to help scientists characterise how these particles give energy to, and heat, the upper atmosphere of Mars. These particles also have the effect of ionising particles in the upper atmosphere. SEP is similar to instruments previously flown on the WIND and THEMIS missions in Earth orbit, to study the interactions of solar particles with the Earth. "

11/18/2013 2:22:25 PM

The spacecraft has separated from the last stage and is now on the way to Mars. Everything operating normally.

11/18/2013 2:23:13 PM

wake me up when they send a monkey to mars or something.

11/18/2013 3:09:44 PM

11/18/2013 3:20:55 PM

http://www.getyourasstomars.com/

11/18/2013 5:51:36 PM

How did this work out in KSP?

11/18/2013 6:12:21 PM

^ Ive been waiting all day to see this

11/18/2013 8:33:07 PM

a couple of people did some copies of it, but i haven't found a full mission yet. maybe i will do it if i have time after the football game tonight.

11/18/2013 8:44:55 PM

Quote :

"manoeuvring"

"Here, let me just jam my British down your neck hole"

11/20/2013 2:46:38 AM

lol when that mavin guy was like in the 9th grade, dude came over to my house (cousin of a friend of mine)

he was wearing a blonde wig and chased my cat around

small world

11/20/2013 8:59:51 AM