Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lockheed Martin are heading to Mars again -- this time armed with the most powerful suite of science instruments, cameras and unprecedented data relay capability yet sent to the red planet aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company designed and built both the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Atlas V launch vehicle for NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The mission, valued at about $720 million, includes the spacecraft development and science instruments, the Atlas V launch service, mission operations, science processing and relay support.

For more information about the MRO program go to: http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/mro

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