LASP-led NASA’s MAVEN mission commemorates 10 years in Mars’ orbit

Excitement was in the air on Sept. 21, 2014, as scientists and engineers gathered in the lobby of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics’ Space Technology Building to eat cake and watch as NASA’s MAVEN mission performed its orbit insertion around Mars. At 6:50pm MT, MAVEN successfully entered orbit, beginning its incredible journey at the Red Planet.