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====InSight==== {{Main|InSight}} [[File:InSight Lander.jpg|left|thumb]] InSight is a robotic lander mission to [[Mars]] originally planned for launch in March 2016.<ref name=washington>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-will-send-robot-drill-to-mars-in-2016/2012/08/20/43bf1980-eaef-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_story.html NASA will send robot drill to Mars in 2016], Washington Post, By Brian Vastag, Monday, August 20</ref> The mission's objective is to place a stationary [[Mars landing|lander]] equipped with a [[seismometer]] and heat flow probe on the surface of Mars to study its early geological evolution. This would bring new understanding of the solar system's [[terrestrial planets]]. ATK was awarded a contract to provide its UltraFlex solar arrays for the mission. ATK claims that UltraFlex will provide better performance than typical solar arrays used on spacecraft while accommodating ambitious requirements for low mass and small size.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.govconwire.com/2014/07/lockheed-awards-atk-contract-to-provide-ultraflex-solar-arrays-for-mission-to-mars/|title=Lockheed Awards ATK contract to provide UltraFlex Solar Arrays for Mission to Mars|work=GovCon Wire|date=February 14, 2015 |access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref>
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