Sunday, November 27, 2011

USA - Life on Mars probe launched A rocket 'Curiosity' has blasted-off from Cape Canaveral in Florida


Published on Nov 27, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ A rocket has blasted-off from Cape Canaveral in Florida carrying a new space probe on a nine-month journey to Mars.

'Curiosity', as it has been nicknamed, will have to travel 354 million miles to get there.

Its mission is to look for signs of life on the Red Planet.

Doug McCuistion, Director of the Mars Exploration Programme, said the data it sends back should keep his team busy.

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