Sunday, November 17, 2013

MAVEN on Pad, Ready for Launch to Mars


The Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft rolled out to Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 10:20 a.m. EDT Saturday.

MAVEN is set to launch at 1:28 p.m. EST Monday on a 10-month journey to Mars, where it will study climate change over the planet's history.

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