- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 28th, 2011
MSL Is En Route to Mars, Arrival Scheduled for 2012
The mission features the most complex rover ever built
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 24th, 2011
A Quick Look at Curiosity's CheMin and MAHLI Instruments
Researchers in Indiana contributed to building both of them
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 23rd, 2011
A Quick Look at Curiosity's MEDLI Suite
The sensor ensemble will guide the rover through its atmospheric descent
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 22nd, 2011
MSL Ready to Launch This Saturday
The mission has been nearly 10 years in the making
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 21st, 2011
MSL Launch Delayed to November 26
NASA made the announcement in a recent media update
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 19th, 2011
MAVEN, MSL to Clear Out Martian Climate History
The missions will be launched one year apart from each other
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 9th, 2011
MSL on Track for November 25 Launch
NASA announces that everything is progressing smoothly
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 4th, 2011
MSL Hoisted Atop Its Atlas V Delivery System
The mission will finally launch later this month
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 31st, 2011
MSL Encapsulated in Its Payload Fairing
The maneuver was completed successfully last week
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 21st, 2011
Curiosity Will Carry an Instrument for Underground Research
The device is one of ten main instrument the rover is outfitted with
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 10th, 2011
MSL's Atlas V Rocket Is Coming Together
The delivery system is being assembled in a Florida facility
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 6th, 2011
Gale Crater May Reveal Signs of Past Life of Mars
MSL will start its science mission there in August 2012
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 6th, 2011
Curiosity Is Now Encapsulated in Its Aeroshell
The rover takes one more step towards launch readiness
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 4th, 2011
Meet Curiosity's Landing Spot on Mars
Experts decided to land the robot in Gale Crater
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 12th, 2011
NASA Focuses on Mars After Launching Lunar Mission
GRAIL is heading for the Moon, MSL gets ready to launch
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 6th, 2011
MSL Carries High Risk of Contaminating Mars
The mission's landing technique may bring life to the planet