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The US space agency NASA has lost contact with the Mars probe “Maven”. A Nasa spokeswoman told the German Press Agency that work is being done to restore this contact. No regular data has been received for around two weeks. A “short fragment” shows that the probe may have “rotated in an unexpected way”.
“Maven,” which was launched at the end of 2013, has been orbiting Mars for around ten years and provides important research data, especially on the planet’s atmosphere. NASA also has the Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconaissance Orbiter probes in use, as well as the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers on the surface of our neighboring planet.
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