On 11/26/11 9:13 AM, Sam Wormley wrote:
On 11/26/11 8:09 AM, Sam Wormley wrote:

COUNTDOWN TICKING FOR TODAY'S LAUNCH OF MARS ROVER
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It's launch day for dispatching the most advanced roving vehicle to the
surface of another world -- the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft
aboard
the Atlas 5 vehicle. Liftoff is scheduled for 10:02 a.m. EST (1502 GMT).
Follow the countdown in our status center.


Watch NASA TV on you iPad, iPhone, iPod or computer
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Atlas 5 rocket launches with NASA's new Mars rover
http://spaceflightnow.com/


Curiosity has left earth orbit and is on its way to
Mars, landing on Mars on Aug. 6, 2012