Curiosity Rover Elements Delivered
August 1, 2012
The first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) -- the cruise stage, back shell and heat shield -- arrive at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane.
Image credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
May 12, 2011
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