(JPL-Caltech | NASA) This illustration made available by NASA in October 2016 shows an illustration of NASA's InSight lander about to land on the surface of Mars on Monday. NASA's InSight spacecraft will enter the Martian atmosphere at supersonic speed, then hit the brakes to get to a soft, safe landing on the alien red plains. After micromanaging every step of the way, flight controllers will be powerless over what happens at the end of the road, nearly 100 million miles away.