Launch Slip Providing Some Benefits For MSL Science

The costly two-year launch delay for Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) does offer a few fringe benefits for the mission’s science objectives, according to NASA. Development problems caused the ambitious rover mission to miss the 2009 Mars launch opportunity and refocus on 2011. The launch slip will cost...

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