Is there anybody out there? Yes, we are. Vaisala's space-proof sensors are in action on the Red Planet! Science on Mars short films Webcasts on space-proof technology Two worlds, same technology Watch our webcast on how our space-proof technology is used on Earth! How can your demanding industrial processes and your business benefit from Vaisala's space-proof technology? WATCH THE WEBCAST Space-proof technology Get in the space mood! Vaisala's and Finnish Meteorological Institute's technology is heading to space towards the Red Planet. Raise your excitement by watching this webcast and learn about space-proof technology, how it works, what it does, and why it’s... WATCH THE WEBCAST To Mars with perseverance and curiosity Technological innovations and the persistent curiosity to explore the world around us have characterized Vaisala from the very beginning, reaching from land to space. Vaisala’s innovative technology landed on the surface of the Red Planet once again as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, in collaboration with Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Along the over 30-year cooperation, Vaisala and FMI have worked together in NASA’s space exploration programs – such as with the previous Curiosity rover in 2012. The star of the new Mars mission is the Perseverance rover, equipped with different measurement devices. One of these is the MEDA (Mars Environmental Dynamic Analyzer) device package that includes a measurement instrument designed by FMI. The instrument is based on Vaisala pressure and humidity sensors, used to gather accurate readings for the study of the Martian atmosphere. Perseverance was launched in late July 2020 and reach its destination at Jezero Crater on Mars in February 2021. Together with the Curiosity Rover and NASA’s InSight Lander, Perseverance forms the first meteorological observation network on another planet. NASA's Mars 2020 mission Mars can help us understand Earth Exploring space fosters innovation and international collaboration and satisfies human’s innate desire to explore and understand the world around us. Since the 1990s, our sensors have been used in missions to Mars that have already yielded a number of important discoveries, such as water on the dry planet. Mars provides an especially interesting area for investigation for the planet’s many similarities to Earth and can thus help us better understand the challenges we face on our blue planet – such as climate change. If it works on Mars, it works anywhere The unforgiving conditions in space pose strict demands on technology, requiring the most reliable sensors that can be trusted to endure without repair. You simply cannot venture out into these conditions with just any instrumentation. The MEDA device package is equipped with Vaisala’s HUMICAP® humidity sensors and BAROCAP® pressure sensors known for their long-term stability and accuracy. The devices are similar to the ones already delivered to Mars on the first Curiosity rover in 2012. HUMICAP® sensor technology monitors humidity Read more BAROCAP® sensor technology measures pressure Read more See our latest space news and articles Vaisala celebrates 10-years of Martian measurements Read more An astronaut insight: Taking technology to space Corporate Space exploration Innovations and Inspirations The Perseverance rover carrying Vaisala’s humidity and pressure sensor technology is exploring Mars as we speak. Last week we published our... Read more An astronaut insight: Exploring space with astronaut Mike Massimino Corporate Space exploration Innovations and Inspirations The Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021 and is exploring the red terrain as we speak, carrying also Vaisala’s humidity and... Read more NASA’s Perseverance rover commences cutting-edge scientific measurements on Mars with Finnish equipment Read more The Red Planet is in sight – FMI and Vaisala’s scientific measurement instruments onboard Mars rover are ready for action Read more The interplanetary expedition of Vaisala's probes Space exploration As a young researcher at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, I found myself sitting in a meeting room at Vaisala in fall 1988. With me in the... Read more To launch or not to launch: the impact of weather on space launches Space exploration Weather & Environment Meteorology Innovations and Inspirations Space launches, such as the upcoming launch of the Perseverance rover currently scheduled for July 30, are precise and expensive missions, where... Read more Build, test, repeat – assembling space equipment is manual work Space exploration Innovations and Inspirations Years of work in the manufacture of measuring instruments will come to an important crossroads when the equipment is launched by rocket to its... Read more Vaisala and FMI technology heads to Mars onboard NASA’s Perseverance rover Read more Marching out to Mars! Why are researchers interested in the red planet? Innovations and Inspirations Space exploration The Earth's neighbour, Mars, is an enticing research subject for atmospheric researchers: the atmosphere of this barren planet is like a... Read more Creating space-proof technology Innovations and Inspirations Space exploration Vaisala’s pressure and humidity sensors are soon on their way to Mars once again as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, in collaboration... Read more International collaboration takes Vaisala and FMI to Mars, again Innovations and Inspirations Space exploration Vaisala’s technology is known to withstand harsh environments, and what environment would be more unforgiving than space? In July, Vaisala’s... Read more Humidity measurement devices for Mars are ready for final testing Read more The sky is no limit for Vaisala: Vaisala's pressure and humidity sensors are soon again on their way to space Read more To Mars and beyond: a history of Vaisala in space Industrial Measurements Space exploration Space continues to fascinate the human consciousness, you only have to look at the success of numerous blockbuster space movies for evidence of... Read more Mars Polar Lander Mission Industrial Measurements Space exploration The Mars Polar Lander spacecraft was successfully launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA on January 3, 1999. Finnish... Read more Exploring space since the 1950s Space continues to fascinate the human consciousness At Vaisala, we are proud of being able to support space exploration efforts almost since its origins. For Mars missions, Vaisala sensors have been used since 1996, when FMI and Vaisala first headed to the Red Planet together along with collaboration partners. Since then, the collaboration has led to NASA’s Curiosity rover in 2012 as well as ESA’s ExoMars mission in 2016, for instance. However, Mars is not the only space adventure Vaisala’s technology has experienced: our history in space starts already from the 1950’s, reaching all the way out to Saturn. 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Is there anybody out there? Yes, we are. Vaisala's space-proof sensors are in action on the Red Planet!
Webcasts on space-proof technology Two worlds, same technology Watch our webcast on how our space-proof technology is used on Earth! How can your demanding industrial processes and your business benefit from Vaisala's space-proof technology? WATCH THE WEBCAST Space-proof technology Get in the space mood! Vaisala's and Finnish Meteorological Institute's technology is heading to space towards the Red Planet. Raise your excitement by watching this webcast and learn about space-proof technology, how it works, what it does, and why it’s... WATCH THE WEBCAST
Two worlds, same technology Watch our webcast on how our space-proof technology is used on Earth! How can your demanding industrial processes and your business benefit from Vaisala's space-proof technology? WATCH THE WEBCAST
Space-proof technology Get in the space mood! Vaisala's and Finnish Meteorological Institute's technology is heading to space towards the Red Planet. Raise your excitement by watching this webcast and learn about space-proof technology, how it works, what it does, and why it’s... WATCH THE WEBCAST
To Mars with perseverance and curiosity Technological innovations and the persistent curiosity to explore the world around us have characterized Vaisala from the very beginning, reaching from land to space. Vaisala’s innovative technology landed on the surface of the Red Planet once again as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, in collaboration with Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Along the over 30-year cooperation, Vaisala and FMI have worked together in NASA’s space exploration programs – such as with the previous Curiosity rover in 2012.
The star of the new Mars mission is the Perseverance rover, equipped with different measurement devices. One of these is the MEDA (Mars Environmental Dynamic Analyzer) device package that includes a measurement instrument designed by FMI. The instrument is based on Vaisala pressure and humidity sensors, used to gather accurate readings for the study of the Martian atmosphere. Perseverance was launched in late July 2020 and reach its destination at Jezero Crater on Mars in February 2021. Together with the Curiosity Rover and NASA’s InSight Lander, Perseverance forms the first meteorological observation network on another planet. NASA's Mars 2020 mission
Mars can help us understand Earth Exploring space fosters innovation and international collaboration and satisfies human’s innate desire to explore and understand the world around us. Since the 1990s, our sensors have been used in missions to Mars that have already yielded a number of important discoveries, such as water on the dry planet. Mars provides an especially interesting area for investigation for the planet’s many similarities to Earth and can thus help us better understand the challenges we face on our blue planet – such as climate change.
If it works on Mars, it works anywhere The unforgiving conditions in space pose strict demands on technology, requiring the most reliable sensors that can be trusted to endure without repair. You simply cannot venture out into these conditions with just any instrumentation. The MEDA device package is equipped with Vaisala’s HUMICAP® humidity sensors and BAROCAP® pressure sensors known for their long-term stability and accuracy. The devices are similar to the ones already delivered to Mars on the first Curiosity rover in 2012.
HUMICAP® sensor technology monitors humidity Read more BAROCAP® sensor technology measures pressure Read more
See our latest space news and articles Vaisala celebrates 10-years of Martian measurements Read more An astronaut insight: Taking technology to space Corporate Space exploration Innovations and Inspirations The Perseverance rover carrying Vaisala’s humidity and pressure sensor technology is exploring Mars as we speak. Last week we published our... Read more An astronaut insight: Exploring space with astronaut Mike Massimino Corporate Space exploration Innovations and Inspirations The Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021 and is exploring the red terrain as we speak, carrying also Vaisala’s humidity and... Read more NASA’s Perseverance rover commences cutting-edge scientific measurements on Mars with Finnish equipment Read more The Red Planet is in sight – FMI and Vaisala’s scientific measurement instruments onboard Mars rover are ready for action Read more The interplanetary expedition of Vaisala's probes Space exploration As a young researcher at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, I found myself sitting in a meeting room at Vaisala in fall 1988. With me in the... Read more To launch or not to launch: the impact of weather on space launches Space exploration Weather & Environment Meteorology Innovations and Inspirations Space launches, such as the upcoming launch of the Perseverance rover currently scheduled for July 30, are precise and expensive missions, where... Read more Build, test, repeat – assembling space equipment is manual work Space exploration Innovations and Inspirations Years of work in the manufacture of measuring instruments will come to an important crossroads when the equipment is launched by rocket to its... Read more Vaisala and FMI technology heads to Mars onboard NASA’s Perseverance rover Read more Marching out to Mars! Why are researchers interested in the red planet? Innovations and Inspirations Space exploration The Earth's neighbour, Mars, is an enticing research subject for atmospheric researchers: the atmosphere of this barren planet is like a... Read more Creating space-proof technology Innovations and Inspirations Space exploration Vaisala’s pressure and humidity sensors are soon on their way to Mars once again as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, in collaboration... Read more International collaboration takes Vaisala and FMI to Mars, again Innovations and Inspirations Space exploration Vaisala’s technology is known to withstand harsh environments, and what environment would be more unforgiving than space? In July, Vaisala’s... Read more Humidity measurement devices for Mars are ready for final testing Read more The sky is no limit for Vaisala: Vaisala's pressure and humidity sensors are soon again on their way to space Read more To Mars and beyond: a history of Vaisala in space Industrial Measurements Space exploration Space continues to fascinate the human consciousness, you only have to look at the success of numerous blockbuster space movies for evidence of... Read more Mars Polar Lander Mission Industrial Measurements Space exploration The Mars Polar Lander spacecraft was successfully launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA on January 3, 1999. Finnish... Read more
An astronaut insight: Taking technology to space Corporate Space exploration Innovations and Inspirations The Perseverance rover carrying Vaisala’s humidity and pressure sensor technology is exploring Mars as we speak. Last week we published our... Read more
An astronaut insight: Exploring space with astronaut Mike Massimino Corporate Space exploration Innovations and Inspirations The Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021 and is exploring the red terrain as we speak, carrying also Vaisala’s humidity and... Read more
NASA’s Perseverance rover commences cutting-edge scientific measurements on Mars with Finnish equipment Read more
The Red Planet is in sight – FMI and Vaisala’s scientific measurement instruments onboard Mars rover are ready for action Read more
The interplanetary expedition of Vaisala's probes Space exploration As a young researcher at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, I found myself sitting in a meeting room at Vaisala in fall 1988. With me in the... Read more
To launch or not to launch: the impact of weather on space launches Space exploration Weather & Environment Meteorology Innovations and Inspirations Space launches, such as the upcoming launch of the Perseverance rover currently scheduled for July 30, are precise and expensive missions, where... Read more
Build, test, repeat – assembling space equipment is manual work Space exploration Innovations and Inspirations Years of work in the manufacture of measuring instruments will come to an important crossroads when the equipment is launched by rocket to its... Read more
Marching out to Mars! Why are researchers interested in the red planet? Innovations and Inspirations Space exploration The Earth's neighbour, Mars, is an enticing research subject for atmospheric researchers: the atmosphere of this barren planet is like a... Read more
Creating space-proof technology Innovations and Inspirations Space exploration Vaisala’s pressure and humidity sensors are soon on their way to Mars once again as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, in collaboration... Read more
International collaboration takes Vaisala and FMI to Mars, again Innovations and Inspirations Space exploration Vaisala’s technology is known to withstand harsh environments, and what environment would be more unforgiving than space? In July, Vaisala’s... Read more
The sky is no limit for Vaisala: Vaisala's pressure and humidity sensors are soon again on their way to space Read more
To Mars and beyond: a history of Vaisala in space Industrial Measurements Space exploration Space continues to fascinate the human consciousness, you only have to look at the success of numerous blockbuster space movies for evidence of... Read more
Mars Polar Lander Mission Industrial Measurements Space exploration The Mars Polar Lander spacecraft was successfully launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA on January 3, 1999. Finnish... Read more
Exploring space since the 1950s Space continues to fascinate the human consciousness At Vaisala, we are proud of being able to support space exploration efforts almost since its origins. For Mars missions, Vaisala sensors have been used since 1996, when FMI and Vaisala first headed to the Red Planet together along with collaboration partners. Since then, the collaboration has led to NASA’s Curiosity rover in 2012 as well as ESA’s ExoMars mission in 2016, for instance. However, Mars is not the only space adventure Vaisala’s technology has experienced: our history in space starts already from the 1950’s, reaching all the way out to Saturn. Vaisala´s space odyssey since 1950s
Since 1950s Vaisala's sensors have ventured out to space SINCE 1996 Vaisala technology has been used to explore Mars SINCE 1997 Vaisala´s sensors have helped research Saturn's moon Titan Since 1950s Vaisala's sensors have ventured out to space SINCE 1996 Vaisala technology has been used to explore Mars SINCE 1997 Vaisala´s sensors have helped research Saturn's moon Titan
