NASAs latest rover, Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory - MSL), will be successfully launched and on its way to Mars by the end of 2011.
Scheduled to launch between Nov. 25 and Dec. 18, 2011, Mars Science Laboratory is NASAs latest rover designed to roam the surface of Mars to search for signs of microbial life. Originally scheduled to launch back in 2008, MSL has had many delays and technical glitches along the way.
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