InSight's Robot Arm is Ready to go to Work

InSight's Robot Arm is Ready to go to Work

"Today we can see the first glimpses of our workspace," - Bruce Banerdt, InSight Lander's Principal Investigator.

"We did extensive testing on Earth. But we know that everything is a little different for the lander on Mars..." - Tom Hoffman, InSight Project Manager at JPL.

Sources:

  • NASA Press Release: NASA's Mars InSight Flexes Its Arm

  • NASA: InSight Mission Instruments

  • NASA: InSight Mission Overview

  • Evan Gough

    Evan Gough

    Evan Gough is a science-loving guy with no formal education who loves Earth, forests, hiking, and heavy music. He's guided by Carl Sagan's quote: "Understanding is a kind of ecstasy."