InSight lander: Nasa probe approaches Mars – live updates

Only 40% of missions to the red planet have succeeded but if all goes well the spacecraft is expected to touch down just before 3pm ET (8pm GMT) 7.53pm GMT InSight has deployed its parachute – which is 12m in diameter – which should slow the craft right down as it descends. Applause in the Nasa control center. “This is really good news so far,” according to the Nasa scientist on the agency’s live coverage.7.49pm GMT InSight has entered the Martian atmosphere at 2.47