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NASA: Delays in Mars Mission Will Ripple Across Space Science
Andrew Lawler
Faced with mounting technical glitches, last week NASA decided to delay its Mars Science Laboratory for at least 2 years, meaning the spacecraft will not get off the ground before fall 2011.