Sunday, November 20, 2011

NASA Delays Launch of Huge Mars Rover by 1 Day

SPACE.com Staff

Date: 20 November 2011 Time: 08:53 AM ET

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover was hoisted atop its Atlas 5 rocket on Nov. 3, 2011. Launch is scheduled for Nov. 25, 2011.
CREDIT: NASA

NASA has pushed back the launch of a $2.5 billion Mars rover by one day, to Saturday (Nov. 26), in order to replace a suspect battery on the rover's rocket.

"The launch is rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 26 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.," NASA officials wrote in an update. "The one hour and 43 minute launch window opens at 10:02 a.m. EST."

MORE: http://www.space.com/13692-nasa-delays-launch-huge-mars-rover.html

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