MSL launch delayed to Saturday, Nov. 26

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html

Well now it is our turn to launch a mission to Mars.

I hope all goes well.

- LRK -

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MSL launch delayed to Saturday, Nov. 26

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:09:33 PM PST

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has been delayed one day to allow time for the team to remove and replace a flight termination system battery. The launch is rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 26 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The one hour and 43 minute launch window opens at 10:02 a.m. EST.

The Monday, Nov. 21 schedule of prelaunch tours and briefings will remain the same. Rollout of the Atlas V to the launch pad moves to Friday, Nov. 25. The rest of the week's briefings and events are being reevaluated and a new prelaunch schedule will be issued on Monday.

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NASA News Conferences and Events for Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Rover Launch 

These events will be broadcast on NASA Television NASA Television and also carried on the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Ustream channel. 

Times are subject to change, so check this page for updates. 

Nov. 10, 1:15 p.m. EST (10:15 a.m. PST), at NASA Headquarters, Washington, Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Mission Preview News Conference 
› Archived news conference on Ustream 

Nov. 21, 1 p.m. EST (10 a.m. PST), at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., What Do We Know About Mars? 

Nov. 26, 8 a.m. EST (5 a.m. PST), from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Live Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity launch coverage. First launch opportunity is at 10:02 a.m. EST (7:02 a.m. PST) 

Nov. 26, approximately two to three hours after launch, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Post-Launch News Conference

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http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/mars-science-laboratory-mission.aspx

Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mission

On November 26, 2011, the Curiosity Rover will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket as part of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mission. Mars, the Red Planet, will be the rover's destination in August 2012.

Curiosity will spend 23 months after landing gathering samples of rocks and soil. Curiosity is equipped with equipment to drill through rocks, and instrumens to collect samples and distribute to onboard test chambers. Curiosity's goal is to assess whether Mars ever had, or does still have today, an environment capable of supporting microbial life and habitability.

The rocket launch is scheduled between 10:02 - 11:45 a.m. EST on November 26, 2011. Please check back for operating hours. 

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http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/

Mars Science Laboratory

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http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/mission/overview/

Scheduled to launch on Nov. 26, 2011, 7:02 a.m. PST (10:02 a.m. EST). The launch window is between Nov 25 - Dec. 18, 2011, Mars Science Laboratory is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the red planet. Mars Science Laboratory is a rover that will assess whether Mars ever was, or is still today, an environment able to support microbial life. In other words, its mission is to determine the planet's "habitability."

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