$2.5 billion Mars rover departs Earth, heads for Red Planet

After a flawless launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, NASA's costly Mars Science Laboratory rover is safely on the way to Mars for a bold mission to study the habitability of the Red Planet.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/NKzOlKnBKYM" height="1" width="1"/> [More]

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