Dec 2, 2011

George H Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 george h diller@nasa gov

STATUS REPORT: ELV-120211

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Spacecraft: Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) Launch Vehicle: Atlas V-541 (AV-028) Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex-41 Launch Date: Nov 26, 2011 Launch Time: 10:02 a m EST

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory with the Curiosity rover was launched successfully aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Nov 26 The official liftoff time from Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was 10:02:00 211 a m EST

The Atlas booster stage, four solid rocket boosters and Centaur upper stage all performed well Spacecraft separation from the Centaur occurred 44 minutes after launch, sending the spacecraft on a trajectory toward Mars The cruise phase will last approximately 8 1/2 months Arrival on the surface of the Red Planet is in August 2012

Curiosity has 10 science instruments to search for evidence about whether Mars has had environments favorable for microbial life, including the chemical ingredients for life The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release the gasses so that its spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth

This is the final Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report Further status will be provided on a regular basis at Kennedy's social media sites: www Twitter com/nasakennedy and www Facebook com/nasakennedy and by calling NASA Kennedy Space Center's Press Site at 321-867-2468

Archived status reports are available at:

http://www nasa gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/index html

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