InSight's Robot Arm is Ready to go to Work

By Evan Gough December 7, 2018
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."