Saturday, November 26, 2011

Curiosity Rover Launches for Mars


NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab:

NASA Launches Most Capable and Robust Rover to Mars

November 26, 2011
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory, which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 a.m. EST (7:02 a.m. PST).


MORE: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-362&cid=release_2011-362

Space.com:

Next Stop Mars! Huge NASA Rover Launches Toward Red Planet

Date: 26 November 2011 Time: 10:03 AM ET
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity blasts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Nov. 26, 2011.
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity blasts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Nov. 26, 2011.
CREDIT: NASA TV
This story was updated at 10:30 a.m. EST.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has launched its next Mars rover, kicking off a long-awaited mission to investigate whether the Red Planet could ever have hosted microbial life.


MORE: http://www.space.com/13738-nasa-mars-rover-curiosity-msl-launch.html









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