Celebrate The NASA InSight Spacecraft Landing On Mars

By Nathan Young on November 27, 2018

Yesterday was a great day for NASA! The NASA InSight spacecraft landed on Mars. The spacecraft was powered by United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket that was made in Alabama. If you have not seen it yet, you can watch the entire mission of landing the spacecraft on Mars below.

Here’s a shorter clip.

Our @NASAInSight spacecraft stuck the #MarsLanding!

Its new home is Elysium Planitia, a still, flat region where it’s set to study seismic waves and heat deep below the surface of the Red Planet for a planned two-year mission. Learn more: https://t.co/fIPATUugFo pic.twitter.com/j0hXTjhV6I

— NASA (@NASA) November 26, 2018

The moment was very tense waiting for a touchdown confirmation.

The @NASAInSight #MarsLanding in a single gif: pic.twitter.com/1GDYaKs3lD

— Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) November 26, 2018

And I loved the special handshake during the celebration!

That’s how you win a Monday. Congrats @NASAInSight! #MarsLanding pic.twitter.com/yymQV5L5Qx

— LinkedIn (@LinkedIn) November 26, 2018

This was the very first picture from the spacecraft on Mars!

My first picture on #Mars! My lens cover isn’t off yet, but I just had to show you a first look at my new home. More status updates:https://t.co/tYcLE3tkkS #MarsLanding pic.twitter.com/G15bJjMYxa

— NASA InSight (@NASAInSight) November 26, 2018

And here is a better picture after the dust settled.

There’s a quiet beauty here. Looking forward to exploring my new home. #MarsLanding pic.twitter.com/mfClzsfJJr

— NASA InSight (@NASAInSight) November 27, 2018

And this photo was from the spacecraft leaving Mars after dropping off the NASA InSight.

We'll always have #Mars.

After relaying live communications for @NASAInSight as it landed, the tiny #MARCO B cubesat sent back this farewell image of the planet. #MarsLanding pic.twitter.com/EQzrLX8fsv

— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) November 26, 2018

And Alabama’s Marshall Space Flight Center was watching a cheering!

.@NASAInSight successfully lands on Mars! The crowd here at @RocketCenterUSA went wild when the confirmation of touch down was confirmed. pic.twitter.com/cJI6eFwI95

— NASA Marshall (@NASA_Marshall) November 26, 2018

Congrats to NASA, I hope we learn a lot about Mars!

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