INSIGHT LANDER PROGRAM SUMMARY
InSight is a robotic Mars lander manufactured in the 2010s which was originally planned for launch in March 2016. The name is a backronym for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport. The InSight science and engineering team includes scientists and engineers from many disciplines, countries and organizations. The science team assigned to InSight includes scientists from institutions in the U.S., France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Spain and the United Kingdom.
GENERAL DATES
DATES WITH PIONEER
- Due to the failure of its SEIS instrument prior to launch, NASA announced in December 2015 that the mission had been postponed, and in March 2016, launch was rescheduled for 5 May 2018.
- 2014: First INSIGHT LANDER Booking placed by 285-Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- 2015: No Bookings this year
- 2016: Bookings for INSIGHT LANDER return
CUSTOMERS ON PROGRAM
SUPPLIERS
- 285-Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- NASA / JPL
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems
ANNUAL REVENUE HISTORY
PROGRAM HISTORY
| Year | Extended Price |
| 2014 | $339,688 |
| 2016 | $158,051 |
- InSight was initially known as GEMS (Geophysical Monitoring Station), but its name was changed in early 2012 at the request of NASA.
CURRENT & FUTURE NEWS
- The InSight spacecraft has been returned to Lockheed Martin’s factory in Colorado for storage, and the Atlas V rocket intended to launch the spacecraft has been reassigned to the WorldView-4 mission
- NASA officials announced on 9 March 2016 that InSight is not planned for cancellation, but would instead be delayed until the 2018 launch window at an estimated cost of US$150 million.