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read the article 'Mars Rover Construction Webcam Tops Million Viewers'
November 30, 2010
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mars Rover Construction Webcam Tops Million Viewers
More than one million people have watched assembly and testing of NASA's next Mars rover via a live webcam since it went online in October.
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Press Release
read the article 'Watch Construction Of NASA's New Mars Rover Live On The Web'
October 21, 2010
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Watch Construction Of NASA's New Mars Rover Live On The Web
A newly installed webcam is giving the public an opportunity to watch technicians assemble and test the next NASA Mars rover, one of the most technologically challenging interplanetary missions ever designed.
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Press Release
read the article 'Mars Curiosity Takes First Baby Steps'
July 23, 2010
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mars Curiosity Takes First Baby Steps
Like proud parents savoring their baby’s very first steps, mission team members gathered in a gallery above a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to watch the Mars Curiosity rover roll for the first time.
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Press Release
read the article 'NASA Dryden Hosts Radar Tests for Next Mars Landing'
June 11, 2010
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Dryden Hosts Radar Tests for Next Mars Landing
Engineers have finished a key step in testing the radar system for NASA's next mission to Mars, using helicopter flights at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.
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Press Release
read the article 'Geometry Drives Selection Date For 2011 Mars Launch'
May 20, 2010
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Geometry Drives Selection Date For 2011 Mars Launch
For optimal communications during arrival at Mars, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, or Curiosity, will launch after Thanksgiving 2011 and land on Mars in August 2012.
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read the article 'Goddard Scientist's Breakthrough Given Ticket to Mars'
January 6, 2010
Source: Goddard Space Flight Center

Goddard Scientist's Breakthrough Given Ticket to Mars
A new Mars mission will be checking whether a carefully chosen area of Mars has ever had an environment favorable for the development of life and preservation of evidence about life.
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Mission Information

Launched:
7:02 a.m. PST, Nov. 26, 2011
(10:02 a.m. EST)

Landed:
10:32 p.m. PDT, Aug. 5, 2012
(1:32 a.m. EDT, Aug. 6, 2012)

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Curiosity's Cameras 06/13/13
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