{"id":571964,"date":"2026-10-09T06:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=081eabf61544ce974cfd8d43ef3e428f"},"modified":"2026-10-09T06:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:22:12","slug":"nasa-briefing-to-highlight-contributions-to-martian-moons-mission-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=571964","title":{"rendered":"NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mmx-mars-mission.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mmx-mars-mission.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Artist view of the MMX spacecraft with Mars background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mmx-mars-mission.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mmx-mars-mission.jpg?resize=300,212 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mmx-mars-mission.jpg?resize=768,543 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mmx-mars-mission.jpg?resize=400,283 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mmx-mars-mission.jpg?resize=600,424 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mmx-mars-mission.jpg?resize=900,636 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">An artist\u2019s concept of JAXA\u2019s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft at Mars. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: JAXA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agency\u2019s contributions to JAXA\u2019s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The mission is scheduled to launch from JAXA\u2019s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Monday, Oct. 19 EDT (Tuesday, Oct. 20 JST).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audio of the media teleconference will stream on the agency\u2019s website at:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants in the briefing, who will provide an overview of the mission and NASA\u2019s contributions, include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lindsay Hays, acting director, Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters in Washington<\/li>\n<li>Tom Statler, MMX program executive and scientist, Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters<\/li>\n<li>David Lawrence, MEGANE (Mars-moon Exploration with Gamma-rays and Neutrons) principal investigator, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory<\/li>\n<li>Kris Zacny, vice president, Blue Origin\u2019s Honeybee Robotics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media interested in participating by phone must RSVP no later than two hours prior to the start of the teleconference to Molly Wasser at <a href=\"mailto:molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov\">molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov<\/a>. A copy of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/nasa-agencywide-media-accreditation-policy\/\">media accreditation policy<\/a> is online.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MMX spacecraft will arrive at Mars in August 2027 to begin its survey of the Red Planet&#8217;s two moons, Phobos and Deimos. After surveying Phobos in detail, the spacecraft will collect a sample of the moon&#8217;s surface no earlier than December 2028 and deliver it to Earth in 2031. NASA\u2019s contributions to the mission include the MEGANE gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer, the spacecraft\u2019s surface sampler mechanism, and communications and navigation support from the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/communicating-with-missions\/dsn\/\">Deep Space Network<\/a>, as well as funding United States scientists participating on the MMX science team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MEGANE instrument was developed by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin company, developed the spacecraft\u2019s pneumatic sampler mechanism. NASA\u2019s contributions to the MMX mission were funded by the agency\u2019s Discovery Program, which provides frequent flight opportunities for high-value, focused planetary science investigations. The Discovery Program is managed by NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for the agency\u2019s Science Mission Directorate in Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about the MMX mission, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mmx\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mmx\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">-end-<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karen Fox \/ Alana Johnson<br \/>Headquarters, Washington<br \/>240-285-5155 \/ 202-672-4780<br \/><a href=\"mailto:karen.c.fox@nasa.gov\">karen.c.fox@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:alana.r.johnson@nasa.gov\">alana.r.johnson@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section 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class=\"subheading\">Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-8\"><a class=\"hds-location-tag-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasa-headquarters\/\"><span class=\"hds-meta-heading\">NASA Headquarters<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black \">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Related Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"article-tags\">\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mmx\" rel=\"noopener\">Martian Moon Exploration (MMX)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mars<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/planetary-science\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Planetary Science Division<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a 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