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NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory, which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 a.m. EST (7:02 a.m.) >>

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory is tucked inside its Atlas V rocket, ready for launch on Nov. 26, 2011 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. >>

NASA has updated information about the news conferences and other events for the agency's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover launch. >>

The launch of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory has been delayed one day to replace a flight termination system battery. The launch is rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 26 and the launch window opens at 10:02 a.m. EST. >>

The Flight Readiness Review for the Mars Science Laboratory was conducted Friday in the mission briefing room at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. >>

What does it take to get a spacecraft to Mars? This 60-second video covers a few key things to remember when planning a trip to the Red Planet. >>

Engineers put the rover through thousands of hours of testing. They did drop tests; pull tests; drive tests; load tests, and many other tests to get Curiosity ready for launch. >>

A look at getting the Curiosity rover from its birthplace at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to a cleanroom at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida >>

The Red Planet -- or is it? This video answers one of the most frequently asked questions about our planetary neighbor. >>

Curiosity is the biggest robot explorer ever to rove Mars. How do you power something like that? >>

This animation shows the major mission events of the Curiosity rover's landing on Mars. >>

Curiosity is now at Launch Complex 41 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, atop the Atlas V rocket awaiting launch. Curiosity is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2011 and land on Mars in August 2012. >>

In the Vertical Integration Facility at Launch Complex 41, the Mars Science Laboratory with the Curiosity rover is atop the Atlas V rocket. >>

The Curiosity rover and spacecraft components were delivered inside the fairing to the launch pad this morning. >>

In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is being encapsulated with the payload fairings. >>

The Curiosity rover and its spacecraft components are getting readied for launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Launch is scheduled for Nov. 25 at 7:21 a.m. PST (10:21 a.m. EST). >>

Get to know the Mars Science Laboratory rover by exploring this 3-D Photosynth of the rover in the JPL Mars Yard >>

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NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars. >>

Mars has remained in the human imagination, and not even the rise of science and technology has interrupted our wary fascination with this neighboring world. >>

Celebrate the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit by sending a postcard. >>

Or, how big is the Mars Science Laboratory rover? Ask Dr. C, your personal Mars expert! >>