The Mars Science Laboratory launched from Cape Canaveral yesterday on a mission to seek evidence of microbial life on the planet. It is scheduled to arrive in August.
(Terry Renna/Associated Press)
NASA declares Curiosity launch a complete success
Super-size rover gets big send-off for Mars mission
The Mars Science Laboratory launched from Cape Canaveral yesterday on a mission to seek evidence of microbial life on the planet. It is scheduled to arrive in August.
(Terry Renna/Associated Press)
The world’s biggest extraterrestrial explorer, NASA’s Curiosity rover, rocketed toward Mars yesterday on a search for evidence that the red planet might once have been home to itsy-bitsy life. It will take 8½ months for Curiosity to reach Mars following a journey of 354 million miles.
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