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This 11-minute animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which will launch in late 2011 and land a rover, Curiosity, on Mars in August 2012. A shorter 4-minute version of this animation, with narration, is also available on our youtube page.

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Atlas V roars off the launch pad sending NASA's next Mars rover toward the Red Planet.

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This artist's concept animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which will launch in late 2011 and land a rover, Curiosity, on Mars in August 2012.

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Released April 4, 2011, courtesy of NASA: "This artist's concept animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which will launch in late 2011.

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NASA's Curiosity rover has begun the journey to Mars after its Atlas V rocket launched successfully from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Nov. 26. Ten instruments aboard MSL will provide new data about whether the area within and around Mars' Gale Crater could ever have supported microbial life. The Mars Science Laboratory is expected to reach Mars next August.

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The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is poised to liftoff on an Atlas V rocket bound for the red planet on an exploration mission unprecedented in goals and machinery. The wheeled robot is carrying a suite of 10 instruments and even a laser to research the Martian past.

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This artist's concept features NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars' past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Curiosity is slated to launch toward the Red Planet on Nov. 25, 2011. NASA is getting set to launch its next Mars rover this week, a 1-ton robotic beast that will take planetary exploration to the next level. The car-size Curiosity rover is the centerpiece of NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, slated to blast off Saturday (Nov. 26) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Curiosity's main goal is to assess whether the Red Planet is, or ever was, capable of supporting microbial life. The rover will employ 10 different science instruments to help it answer this question once it touches down on the Red Planet in August 2012. Here's a brief rundown of these instruments (and one more on the rover's heat shield): Mast Camera (MastCam) The MastCam is Curiosity's workhorse imaging tool. It will capture high-resolution color pictures and video of the Martian landscape, which scientists will study and laypeople will gawk at. MastCam consists of two camera systems mounted on a mast that rises above Curiosity's main body, so the instrument will have a good view of the Red Planet environment as the rover chugs through it. MastCam images will also help the mission team drive and operate Curiosity. Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) MAHLI will function much like a high-powered magnifying glass <b>...</b>

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NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) with its large Curiosity rover -- built by JPL -- will seek to determine whether the Red Planet was, or still is, habitable for microbial life. The Lockheed Martin-aeroshell is a blunt-nosed cone that encapsulates and protects Curiosity during its deep space cruise to Mars, and from the intense heat and friction that will be generated as the system descends through the Martian atmosphere.

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Dr. David Blake, Principal Investigator of the CheMin instrument, gives a demonstration of his invention at the Kennedy Space Center. Short for "Chemistry & Mineralogy," CheMin is one of 10 science instruments aboard the Mars Science Laboratory, NASA's latest Mars rover. CheMin will identify the minerals in samples of powdered rock or soil in a search to determine if conditions were right to support life on Mars. For more information about NASA Ames, please visit www.nasa.gov

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On the 26th of November 2011, the Mars Science Laboratory was launched from Cape Canaveral. This timelapse sequence shows a plume drifting against the background stars, probably caused by venting from the Centaur rocket after it carried out a burn over the Indian Ocean. This is the fullest set of images available as a timelapse sequence. The original data is the same as the previous two videos, but with extra processing. This sequence was built from cropped & processed frames (originals: JPEG; 3504x2336, cropped to 1440x1080). The 1080p HD version is therefore scaled 1:1 from the original image files. The start & end exposure times are given on image overlay. 10-second exposures, but 2s between each, so exposure midpoints are 12s apart. Observing site: -27.630779,152.966324, altitude 40m approx. Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium colleague Mark Rigby was observing visually, from about 16.15 UT, and assisted with initial analysis of the appearance of the plume. There are more images and discussion of this event on the Planetarium's Facebook page: www.facebook.com More info from Duncan Waldron: ausalba.weebly.com (Twitter: @ozalba) ............................. MSL is carrying the Curiosity rover vehicle to Mars, following the success of its predecessors Spirit and Opportunity. This JPL animation shows MSL's departure from Earth, arrival on Mars, and gives an impression of its activities on the Martian surface: youtu.be As the JPL animation starts, the final upper stage <b>...</b>

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On the 26th of November 2011, the Mars Science Laboratory was launched from Cape Canaveral. This timelapse sequence shows a plume drifting against the background stars, probably caused by venting from the Centaur rocket after it carried out a burn over the Indian Ocean. This is a more detailed view of part of 'Mars Science Laboratory on its way - 1'. Above the plume is the bright star Sirius, and above that, the open star cluster Messier 41. This sequence was built from cropped & processed frames (originals: JPEG; 3504x2336, cropped to 739x1009). Length of each exposure 10-seconds, but 2s between each, so exposure midpoints are 12s apart. ********************************************************* NB: exposure times previously stated incorrectly. See third video for correct details of full sequence: www.youtube.com ********************************************************* Observing site: -27.630779,152.966324, altitude 40m approx. Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium colleague Mark Rigby was observing visually, from about 16.15 UT, and assisted with initial analysis of the appearance of the plume. There are more images and discussion of this event on the Planetarium's Facebook page: www.facebook.com More info from Duncan Waldron: ausalba.weebly.com (Twitter: @ozalba) ............................. MSL is carrying the Curiosity rover vehicle to Mars, following the success of its predecessors Spirit and Opportunity.

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The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover was rolled out of its processing facility on Nov. 3 atop the payload transporter at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Once at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41, MSL was hoisted atop the Atlas V rocket for its upcoming mission to the Red Planet. Curiosity has ten science instruments with which to search for evidence whether Mars has had environments and chemical ingredients for microbial life. The rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release gases for a spectrometer to analyze and return the resulting data to Earth. MSL is now targeted for liftoff on Nov. 26.

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In November 2011, a most capable rover was launched from Earth en route to the surface of Mars. The chosen landing site is Gale Crater, a large and ancient impact basin that has many geological, chemical, and mineral signatures within it that record a long history of water. The Mars Science Laboratory has roughly a dozen instruments that will detail the past environment and search for signatures of ancient life on Mars over the course of several years. In this November 2, 2011 public lecture, Dr. Hynek discussed the evidence of an ancient habitable environment in Gale Crater and how the Mars Science Laboratory will sleuth out signs of any preserved biosignatures. We may be very close to discovering if other planets had life in the distant past!

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NASA Televsion version of the MSL launch from the NASA TV broadcast. NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 am EST. The mission will pioneer precision landing technology and a sky-crane touchdown to place Curiosity near the foot of a mountain inside Gale Crater on Aug. 6, 2012. During a nearly two-year prime mission after landing, the rover will investigate whether the region has ever offered conditions favorable for microbial life, including the chemical ingredients for life. The Atlas V initially lofted the spacecraft into Earth orbit and then, with a second burst from the vehicle's upper stage, pushed it out of Earth orbit into a 352-million-mile (567-million-kilometer) journey to Mars.

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NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission with its car-size, one-ton rover, Curiosity, is being prepared for launch from Florida's Space Coast in late November 2011. Curiosity will land in Gale Crater, one of the most intriguing areas on Mars. The rover will investigate whether environmental conditions on Mars have ever been favorable for development of microbial life and for preserving evidence of it. Its nearly two- year prime mission will begin after landing next August.

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Credit: Honeybee Robotics - Launch video of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, including the Curiosity Rover. Banana Creek viewing site - Cape Canaveral, Florida November 26, 2011, 10:02am. Honeebee Robotics is responsible for the SAM Sample Manipulation System & turret mounted Dust Removal Tool. Visit: HoneybeeRobotics.com

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This is the launch of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity on a United Launch Alliance ULA Atlas V 5 rocket. Launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station launch complex 41 on November 26, 2011. Viewed from 16 miles away on Merritt Island.

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The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a NASA mission with the aim to land and operate a rover named Curiosity on the surface of Mars. The MSL was launched November 26, 2011 at 10:02 am EST and will land on Mars at Gale Crater between August 6 and August 20, 2012.

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NASA's most advanced mobile robotic laboratory, which will examine one of the most intriguing areas on Mars, is in final preparations for a launch from Florida's Space Coast at 10:25 am EST (7:25 am PST) on Nov. 25. The Mars Science Laboratory mission will carry Curiosity, a rover with more scientific capability than any ever sent to another planet. The rover is now sitting atop an Atlas V rocket awaiting liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. "Preparations are on track for launching at our first opportunity," said Pete Theisinger, Mars Science Laboratory project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "If weather or other factors prevent launching then, we have more opportunities through Dec. 18." Scheduled to land on the Red Planet in August 2012, the one-ton rover will examine Gale Crater during a nearly two-year prime mission. Curiosity will land near the base of a layered mountain 3 miles (5 kilometers) high inside the crater. The rover will investigate whether environmental conditions ever have been favorable for development of microbial life and preserved evidence of those conditions. "Gale gives us a superb opportunity to test multiple potentially habitable environments and the context to understand a very long record of early environmental evolution of the planet," said John Grotzinger, project scientist for the Mars Science Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. "The portion of the crater where Curiosity <b>...</b>

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Mars Science Laboratory Assembly Test and Launch Operations Manager David Gruel talks about the MSL spacecraft and the Curiosity rover. If arecognizable person appears in this video, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this video is used in advertising and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release.

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Soar over the crater on Mars that will be the landing site for NASA's Curiosity rover.

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video for embedding at scitech.quickfound.net "NASA's Curiosity is the biggest robot explorer ever to rove Mars. How do you power something like that?" Mars Science Laboratory Thermal Control Architecture (2005) trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov ...The rover would use a Multi-mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) to generate about 110 W of electrical power for use in the rover and the science payload. Usage of an MMRTG allows for a large amount of nearly constant electrical power to be generated day and night for all seasons (year around) and latitudes. This offers a large advantage over solar arrays. The MMRTG by its nature dissipates about 2000 W of waste heat to produce 110 W of electrical power. The basic architecture of the thermal system utilizes this waste heat on the surface of Mars to maintain the rover's temperatures within their limits under all conditions. In addition, during cruise, this waste heat needs to be dissipated safely to protect sensitive components in the spacecraft and the rover. Mechanically pumped fluid loops are used to both harness the MMRTG heat during surface operations as well as reject it to space during cruise... The overall system approach is to utilize mechanically pumped fluid loops for the majority of the thermal control of the rover during surface operations. The main impetus behind this is to utilize, as much as possible, the waste heat from the MMRTG to provide heat to the rover for cold conditions... The range of latitudes <b>...</b>

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NASA's most advanced mobile robotic laboratory, which will examine one of the most intriguing areas on Mars, is in final preparations for a launch from Florida's Space Coast at 10:25 am EST on Nov. 25. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission will carry Curiosity, a rover with more scientific capability than any ever sent to another planet. The rover is now sitting atop an Atlas V rocket awaiting liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. "Preparations are on track for launching at our first opportunity," said Pete Theisinger, MSL project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. "If weather or other factors prevent launching then, we have more opportunities through Dec. 18." Scheduled to land on the Red Planet in August 2012, the one-ton rover will examine Gale Crater during a nearly two-year prime mission. Curiosity will land near the base of a layered mountain 3 miles (5 kilometers) high inside the crater. The rover will investigate whether environmental conditions ever have been favorable for development of microbial life and preserved evidence of those conditions. "Gale gives us a superb opportunity to test multiple potentially habitable environments and the context to understand a very long record of early environmental evolution of the planet," said John Grotzinger, project scientist for MSL at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. "The portion of the crater where Curiosity will land has an alluvial fan likely formed <b>...</b>

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More at: scitech.quickfound.net "NASA's latest rover, Curiosity, is ready to launch atop an Atlas V rocket to begin its trip to Mars." see also: The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Getting a Rover Ready for Launch www.youtube.com www.jpl.nasa.gov ...A two-stage Atlas V 541 launch vehicle will lift the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla... The launch time, called "T Zero," is 1.1 seconds before liftoff. Ignition of the Atlas V 541 first-stage common core booster is at 2.7 seconds before T Zero, or 3.8 seconds before liftoff. The four solid rocket boosters ignite 3.5 seconds after ignition of the common core booster (0.3 second before liftoff). They burn for about a minute and a half, and then their spent casings are jettisoned in pairs several seconds after burnout. The common core booster engine of the first stage continues to burn until about 4 minutes and 20 seconds after liftoff. During that burn, at about 3 minutes and 25 seconds after liftoff, the payload fairing around the spacecraft is jettisoned... After coasting for a few seconds following booster engine cutoff, the launch vehicle's second stage Centaur separates from the first stage, which drops into the Atlantic Ocean. About 10 seconds after that separation, the Centaur engine is started for the first of two burns. That burn lasts about 7 minutes and inserts the Centaur and spacecraft stack into a parking orbit... The second Centaur burn, continuing <b>...</b>

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This animation demonstrates how the rover will enter, descend and land on the surface of Mars.

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Los Alamos National Laboratory and partners developed a laser instrument, ChemCam, that will ride on the elevated mast of the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity. The system allows Curiosity to "zap" rocks from a distance, reading their chemical composition through spectroscopic analysis. In this video, laboratory shaker-table testing of the instrument ensures that all of its components are solidly attached and resistant to damage from the rigors of launch, travel and landing.

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NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 am EST. The mission will pioneer precision landing technology and a sky-crane touchdown to place Curiosity near the foot of a mountain inside Gale Crater on Aug. 6, 2012. During a nearly two-year prime mission after landing, the rover will investigate whether the region has ever offered conditions favorable for microbial life, including the chemical ingredients for life. The Atlas V initially lofted the spacecraft into Earth orbit and then, with a second burst from the vehicle's upper stage, pushed it out of Earth orbit into a 352-million-mile (567-million-kilometer) journey to Mars.

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Watch this and other space videos at SpaceRip.com The Mars Science Lab was launched November 26, 2011, and is scheduled to land on Mars at Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. The rover Curiosity, after completing a more precise landing than ever attempted previously, is intended to help assess Mars' habitability for future human missions. Its primary mission objective is to determine whether Mars is or has ever been an environment able to support life. Curiosity is five times as large as either of the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit or Opportunity and carries more than ten times the mass of scientific instruments present on the older vehicles. The rover is expected to operate for at least 686 days as it explores with greater range than any previous Mars rover. Here are some of the specs that help set Curiosity apart from the other rovers The rover Curiosity is 3 meters in length, and weighs 900 kg, including 80 kg worth of scientific instruments. It is approximately the size of a Mini Cooper automobile. Once on the surface, Curiosity will be able to roll over obstacles approaching 75 cm high. Maximum terrain-traverse speed is estimated to be 90 meters per hour by automatic navigation, however, with average speeds likely to be about 30 meter per hour depending on power levels, difficulty of the terrain, slippage, and visibility. It is expected to traverse a minimum of 12 miles in its two-year mission. Curiosity is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, as used by <b>...</b>

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NASA's most advanced mobile robotic laboratory, which will examine one of the most intriguing areas on Mars, is in final preparations for a launch from Florida's Space Coast at 10:25 am EST on Nov. 25. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission will carry Curiosity, a rover with more scientific capability than any ever sent to another planet. The rover is now sitting atop an Atlas V rocket awaiting liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. "Preparations are on track for launching at our first opportunity," said Pete Theisinger, MSL project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. "If weather or other factors prevent launching then, we have more opportunities through Dec. 18." Scheduled to land on the Red Planet in August 2012, the one-ton rover will examine Gale Crater during a nearly two-year prime mission. Curiosity will land near the base of a layered mountain 3 miles (5 kilometers) high inside the crater. The rover will investigate whether environmental conditions ever have been favorable for development of microbial life and preserved evidence of those conditions. "Gale gives us a superb opportunity to test multiple potentially habitable environments and the context to understand a very long record of early environmental evolution of the planet," said John Grotzinger, project scientist for MSL at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. "The portion of the crater where Curiosity will land has an alluvial fan likely formed <b>...</b>

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I recorded this video from the roof of the KSC Launch Control Center. NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 am EST. The mission will pioneer precision landing technology and a sky-crane touchdown to place Curiosity near the foot of a mountain inside Gale Crater on Aug. 6, 2012. During a nearly two-year prime mission after landing, the rover will investigate whether the region has ever offered conditions favorable for microbial life, including the chemical ingredients for life. The Atlas V initially lofted the spacecraft into Earth orbit and then, with a second burst from the vehicle's upper stage, pushed it out of Earth orbit into a 352-million-mile (567-million-kilometer) journey to Mars.

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The complete launch sequence of Curiosity bound for Mars.

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This video reviews the preparations, including arrival at Kennedy Space Center and final testing, of the Mars Science Laboratory before launch. 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 am EST (7:02 am PST). "We are very excited about sending the world's most advanced scientific laboratory to Mars," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. "MSL will tell us critical things we need to know about Mars, and while it advances science, we'll be working on the capabilities for a human mission to the Red Planet and to other destinations where we've never been." The mission will pioneer precision landing technology and a sky-crane touchdown to place Curiosity near the foot of a mountain inside Gale Crater on Aug. 6, 2012. During a nearly two-year prime mission after landing, the rover will investigate whether the region has ever offered conditions favorable for microbial life, including the chemical ingredients for life. "The launch vehicle has given us a great injection into our trajectory, and we're on our way to Mars," said Mars Science Laboratory Project Manager Peter Theisinger of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "The spacecraft is in communication, thermally stable and power positive." The Atlas V initially lofted the spacecraft into Earth orbit and then, with a second <b>...</b>

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video for embedding at scitech.quickfound.net Curiosity Rover Trailer 08.10.11 "This animation shows the major mission events of the Curiosity rover's landing on Mars scheduled for August 2012." Mars Science Laboratory Mission Design Overview trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov NASA will launch the MSL mission [on Nov 25, 2011 at 1021am EST from Cape Canaveral]. The launch vehicle is an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Atlas V 541 (5-m fairing with 4 strap-on solid rocket boosters) consisting of a liquid oxygen / kerosene Common Core Booster (CCB) first stage and a liquid oxygen / liquid hydrogen Centaur upper stage... After the initial ascent phase and following Main Engine Cutoff 1 (MECO1) of the Centaur upper state, the 165 km x 271 km, 29.0 deg inclination parking orbit is established... After the necessary coasting time in order to achieve the required departure geometry, the second Centaur burn injects the spacecraft onto the interplanetary transfer trajectory... The interplanetary cruise phase starts after the end of the launch phase once playback of the launch telemetry has been completed and extends until the approach phase begins, 45 days prior to atmospheric entry... Primary activities during interplanetary cruise include Trajectory Correction Maneuvers (TCMs) to target the selected landing site, spacecraft and payload checkout and calibration, daily monitoring of spacecraft subsystems, and periodic attitude adjustments for power and telecommunications... The final 45 <b>...</b>

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NASA's most advanced mobile robotic laboratory, which will examine one of the most intriguing areas on Mars, is in final preparations for a launch from Florida's Space Coast at 10:25 am EST on Nov. 25. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission will carry Curiosity, a rover with more scientific capability than any ever sent to another planet. The rover is now sitting atop an Atlas V rocket awaiting liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. "Preparations are on track for launching at our first opportunity," said Pete Theisinger, MSL project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. "If weather or other factors prevent launching then, we have more opportunities through Dec. 18." Scheduled to land on the Red Planet in August 2012, the one-ton rover will examine Gale Crater during a nearly two-year prime mission. Curiosity will land near the base of a layered mountain 3 miles (5 kilometers) high inside the crater. The rover will investigate whether environmental conditions ever have been favorable for development of microbial life and preserved evidence of those conditions. "Gale gives us a superb opportunity to test multiple potentially habitable environments and the context to understand a very long record of early environmental evolution of the planet," said John Grotzinger, project scientist for MSL at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. "The portion of the crater where Curiosity will land has an alluvial fan likely formed <b>...</b>

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The MSL spacecraft separates from the Centaur upper stage after launch. Audiovisual material, exempt the Elfmotion logo, by NASA.

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Scientists and engineers on NASA's Mars Science Laboratory team provide a comprehensive status update of NASA's latest robotic mission to the Red Planet. The launch of MSL's Curiosity rover has since moved to Nov. 26 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 10:02am EST.

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On the 26th of November 2011, the Mars Science Laboratory was launched from Cape Canaveral. This timelapse sequence shows a plume drifting against the background stars, probably caused by venting from the Centaur rocket after it carried out a burn over the Indian Ocean. Above the plume is the bright star Sirius, and above that, the open star cluster Messier 41. This sequence was built from unprocessed frames (originals: JPEG; 3504x2336). Length of each exposure 10-seconds, but 2s between each, so exposure midpoints are 12s apart. ********************************************************* NB: exposure times previously stated incorrectly. See third video for correct details of full sequence: www.youtube.com ********************************************************* Observing site: -27.630779,152.966324, altitude 40m approx. Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium colleague Mark Rigby was observing visually, from about 16.15 UT, and assisted with initial analysis of the appearance of the plume. There are more images and discussion of this event on the Planetarium's Facebook page: www.facebook.com More info from Duncan Waldron: ausalba.weebly.com (Twitter: @ozalba) ............................. MSL is carrying the Curiosity rover vehicle to Mars, following the success of its predecessors Spirit and Opportunity.

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Cruise phase trajectory of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) based on data from JPL HORIZONS and rendered with Celestia. The MSL carries a new generation Mars rover called 'Curiosity' whose primary mission is to determine if Mars has ever been a life-supporting environment. The MSL has been launched on November 26, 2011 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (USA) by a Atlas V 541 launch vehicle and will land on Mars at Gale crater on August 06, 2012 at the earliest. JPL HORIZONS: ssd.jpl.nasa.gov Celestia: www.shatters.net

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MSL launched aboard a United Launch (ULA) Atlas V 541 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 11/26/2011. This video shows a view of that launch from outside the NASA Kennedy Space Center Headquarters building. The rocket launched the Curiosity rover, equipped with the most advanced payload of scientific gear ever deployed to the surface of Mars. It has a planned arrival at Mars in August 2012. For more information visit: www.nasa.gov Please consider reviewing the video and sharing your thoughts in the comments. Thank you!

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Launch replays. NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 am EST. The mission will pioneer precision landing technology and a sky-crane touchdown to place Curiosity near the foot of a mountain inside Gale Crater on Aug. 6, 2012. During a nearly two-year prime mission after landing, the rover will investigate whether the region has ever offered conditions favorable for microbial life, including the chemical ingredients for life. The Atlas V initially lofted the spacecraft into Earth orbit and then, with a second burst from the vehicle's upper stage, pushed it out of Earth orbit into a 352-million-mile (567-million-kilometer) journey to Mars.

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On Nov. 26th, 2011 at 10:02am, Curiosity launched off of pad 41 on a 8.5 month journey to help assess Mars' habitability. Its primary mission objective is to determine whether Mars is or has ever been an environment able to support life but it will not look for any life itself. Landing...if all goes to plan is August 5th, 2012.

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NASA rover Curiosity Launch. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 am EST (7:02 am PST). Nov 26, 2011. Direction Gale crater, Mars.

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Mars missions often fail. The scientists and engineers behind NASA's Mars Science Laboratory explain the challenge of simply getting from Earth to the dusty plains of Mars.

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Lift-off of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover to Mars!

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Blender Animation that I created in anticipation of this year's launch of Atlas 541 carrying Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover

Mars Science Lab Curiosity Atlas NASA Blender Vandenberg Space Exploration Robot Animation