NASA’s InSight launched by Atlas V 401

NASA’s InSight mission was launched by a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 3E, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on 5 May 2018, at 11:05 UTC (04:05 PDT/07:05 EDT). InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a NASA Mars lander designed to study Mars’ interior structure and provide insight into the formation of the rocky planets of the Solar System, as well as rocky exoplanets. Along with InSight, Atlas V launched two Mars Cube One (MarCO-A & MarCO-B) CubeSats, the first time CubeSats were launched into deep space.

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

[acornbearer]

Insight, I'm not sure if you're still active at the time I'm writing this, but thank you endlessly for your contributions to science and humanity as a whole. You've inspired and informed so many, and we are endlessly grateful for your service. I wish you endless serenity and peace.

[frantkstomp]

Watched this launch from over 300 miles away. Amazing

[fkadelaura]

Watching the launch and the landing right now.

[geezmo]

I was able to see it and its flight path in Los Angeles, granted it was just the flame. Nice clear morning down here.

[obesejarjarbinks]

All I heard was massive explosions lol I live twenty minutes from vandenberg

[ajanthaaji]

Really amazing to see the launching rocket

[ginnidiaz]

I drove 5 hours...saw a lot of fog...the sound and shaking was awesome, though.

[agnesdhers]

Au-delà des propos irresponsables de grands et petits chefs arrogants ou cupides de cette planète, cette brillante coopération internationale démontre que l'humanité, qui ne fait qu'un, vaut beaucoup mieux qu'eux, et que bien souvent ils ne la méritent pas.

[LarS]

Good luck! Looking forward to november. :)

[anonymousperson]

Love how there’s real footage from the rocket then at what could be the an impressive view they give us cartoon graphics. 🤔

[walley]

I know it sounds crazy but my name is on a flash drive on the lander

[sanddabz]

They launch these from Vandenberg, ....and of course because of security reasons they don't announce the launch ahead of time, southern California drivers get into even more wrecks, while texting, driving and trying to figure what the f**k this is in the night sky?

[davidhumphries]

it's about time nasa gets back into space and its needs to do more military mission it use too do that other countries are passing us by

[DJ-bhju]

Wonder how many more launches NASA can justify using anyone other than SpaceX. Granted that this launch has been years in the

[lieutenantprick]

How many more times are we going to launch probes or satellites to study Mars before we start planning a manned mission. We've been launching probes and satellites at mars for decades now. Stop waisting time and money doing the same things over and over again and start planning manned missions.