Mars Science Laboratory
Radio Amateurs have received signals from the NASA Mars Science Laboratory using the AMSAT-DL amateur radio facility at Bochum in Germany.
On November 26, 2011 at 15:02 UTC the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) successfully launched on an Atlas V 541 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41. It is carrying Curiosity, a 900-pound rover about the size of a small car.
It is expected to arrive at the “Red Planet” in August 2012 after a nine month flight.
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Tagged with: AMSAT-UK • Exploration of MarsExploration of Mars • Mars Science Laboratory • NASA • NASA Mars Science Laboratory • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • radio amateurs • Red Planet • Space explorationSpace exploration
Filed under: Amateur Radio • Technology
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