The Mars Science Laboratory is now on an 8.5 month trip to Mars! Watch the successful launch above, and our on-site team of Ken Kremer, Alan Walters, David Gonazales and Jason Rhian will provide all the launch details and more in subsequent, fact- and photo-filled articles.
Below is an incredible video of when the MSL spacecraft separated from the Centaur rocket:
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