KSC-2011-8016
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft rides a plume of flames as it clears the tower at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 10:02 a.m. EST Nov. 26. MSL's components include a car-sized rover, Curiosity, which has 10 science instruments designed to search for signs of life, including methane, and help determine if the gas is from a biological or geological source. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Rick Wetherington
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KSC-2011-8016
Date Created
November 26, 2011
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KSC
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Cape Canaveral, FL
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