Mars Science Laboratory Launch
October 2, 2012
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks to NASA Twitter followers prior to the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the launch of the car-sized rover which lifted off at 10:02 a.m. 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.
Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
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Technology Internet, Mars exploration, Space technology, Spaceflight, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mars Science Laboratory, Gale, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Mars Exploration Rover, Astrobiology, Mars, Spacecraft, NASA, Unmanned spacecraft
