Mission: Curiosity
Rocket: Atlas 5
Launch: Nov. 26, 2011 @ 10:02 a.m. EST
(1502 GMT)
Landing: Aug. 6, 2012 @ 1:32 a.m. EDT
(0532 GMT)
Site: Base of Mount Sharp in Gale Crater

Landing preview story

Sky crane overview

Communications plan

Landing press kit

NASA launch kit

MSL fact sheet


Our launch journal

Launch photo gallery

Rollout photo gallery

Video: HDTV archive

Video: Standard def

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