Cape Canaveral, United States (U.S.) - Aeronautics and Space Administration of America (NASA) is ready to launch the most sophisticated robotic vehicle ever built to power the planet Mars today.The launch was to explore once there look for signs of life on the red planet.
The six-wheel vehicle called Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), generated from nuclear fuel. It is due to be launched at 10:02 am U.S. time from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the state of Florida using the Atlas V rocket
"This is the dream machine scientists who study Mars," said deputy project IND, Ashwin Vasavada.
"This is the most capable explorer vehicle had been sent, we are very excited," he added.
Priced at U.S. $ 2.5 billion (RM7.9 billion), the vehicle is able to send detailed information on the rocks at the surface of Mars and the signs of whether life ever existed on the planet. - AFP
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