Nov 18, 2011

Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 allard beutel@nasa gov

Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne c brown@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-237

NASA ANNOUNCES PRELAUNCH EVENTS FOR MARS SCIENCE LAB MISSION

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the Press Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla , are set for the agency's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover launch

MSL is scheduled to lift off at 10:25 a m EST on Nov 25 from Space Launch Complex 41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

NASA Television's countdown launch commentary begins at 8 a m on Nov 25 That also is when a NASA blog will begin providing countdown updates Originating from the Air Force station's Hangar AE, the blog is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to liftoff

Detailed lists of news briefing times and participants, prelaunch media tours and photo opportunities and hours of operation for Kennedy's Press Site are available at:

http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/msl/news/index html

The Curiosity rover has 10 science instruments to search for evidence Mars 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 their gasses so its spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth

Free wireless Internet access currently is not available at Kennedy's Press Site Media representatives must bring their own equipment for wireless connectivity

For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For the latest information on NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/msl

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