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NASA Launches Mars RoverIt will take 8½ months for Curiosity to reach Mars following a journey of 354 million miles. NASA began a historic mission on Saturday when a rocket carrying a Mars rover began its eight-and-a-half-month journey to the Red Planet. The rover will search ... read more
NASA launches Mars rover
The world's biggest extraterrestrial explorer is on its way to Mars. NASA on Saturday launched the six-wheeled, one-armed robotic rover, nicknamed Curiosity. (Nov. 26) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders ... read more
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Boosts Latest Mars Rover to the Red Planet
The rover will be more than five times as massive, carry more than 10 times the mass of scientific instruments as rovers Spirit and Opportunity, and explore a greater range than any previous Mars rover. The Atlas V Centaur upper stage is powered by a ... read more