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Latest News About Mars Science Laboratory, NASA's Newest Mars Rover
The Mars rover Curiosity, also known as the Science Laboratory, will launch in late 2011 and land on the Red Planet in August 2012.
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The two launch vehicles are apparently undamaged.
Opportunity landed on the Red Planet eight years ago, and it's still doing science work.
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity is on track for an August landing.
The Curiosity rover will perform a series of trajectory-correction burns.
Spirit and Opportunity have made ground-breaking discoveries on the Red Planet.
Flying in space is tough work, and these missions found out the hard way.
A look at the most memorable events in spaceflight from 2011.
A lot of spacecraft went up this year, and a few came crashing back down.
Relive 11 amazing unmanned rocket launches of the year by American launch provider United Launch Alliance.
End of a Shuttle era, on-orbit & launch failures, space station completion, and private space growth highlight an exciting year in spaceflight.
Curiosity is measuring space radiation during its long flight to the Red Planet.
Curiosity's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument will analyze organic material.
From the launch of the Curiosity rover to a tour of Spaceport America and more, it was a busy week in space.
The Mars Science Laboratory is on track and there's no need to adjust its trajectory at this time.
A behind-the-scenes look at Curiosity's liftoff and the hoopla surrounding it.
The launch of the car-size Curiosity rover was just the beginning.
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, or Curiosity rover, launched to the Red Planet on Nov. 26, 2011.
The car-size Curiosity rover has begun its 8 1/2-month journey to Mars.
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