theconversation.com/nasas-mars-orbiter-fleet-is-getting-old-heres-how-that-could-affect-future-exploration-292555 NASA’s Mars orbiter fleet is getting old – here’s how that could affect future exploration
NASA's Maven orbiter went silent in December 2025 and the agency declared it dead in June 2026, dropping NASA to two working Mars orbiters and the world to seven. The cause hasn't been made public, and a final report is due later this year.
— via The Conversation — Science, Margaret Landis, Assistant Professor of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University
