NASA to launch lander to Red Planet
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NASA will send its first spacecraft to Mars since 2013 on Saturday to study the "inner space" of Mars. /VCG Photo

NASA will send its first spacecraft to Mars since 2013 on Saturday to study the "inner space" of Mars. /VCG Photo

The Insight (short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) lander is expected to arrive in its destination in November after a six-month cruise. It will give researchers insight into the size of Mars’ core, mantle and crust, and provide data about the quakes, and temperature changes. /VCG Photo

The Insight (short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) lander is expected to arrive in its destination in November after a six-month cruise. It will give researchers insight into the size of Mars’ core, mantle and crust, and provide data about the quakes, and temperature changes. /VCG Photo

This will be NASA's first interplanetary mission to launch from the west coast of the US, namely Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. /VCG Photo

This will be NASA's first interplanetary mission to launch from the west coast of the US, namely Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. /VCG Photo