mark carow
January 28, 2026

NASA review committee to investigate Mars MAVEN communication loss

Maven

Credit: NASA

HOUSTON—NASA has formed an anomaly investigation committee to try to re-establish communications after communications with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Explorer (MAVEN) were lost on December 6. As part of both efforts, the mission team continues to analyze small pieces of data from Earth.

mark carow

Mark is based in Houston and has been writing about aerospace for over 25 years. In 2006, while at the Houston Chronicle, he received the Rotary National Space Achievement Foundation Award for his professional contributions to the public’s understanding of America’s space program through news reporting.

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