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Mars Science Lab launch delayed to 2011 due to testing challenges
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Mars Science Lab launch delayed to 2011 due to testing challenges
NASA officials announced a two-year delay for the Mars Science Laboratory launch, pushing it to fall 2011, citing unresolved hardware and testing issues.
- NASA delayed the Mars Science Laboratory launch from fall 2009 to fall 2011, citing testing and hardware challenges.
- Charles Elachi, director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said progress on solving technical challenges had not come fast enough.
- NASA Associate Administrator Ed Weiler said the delay would allow careful resolution of technical problems and avoid a mad dash to launch.
- The mission's projected cost rose to $2.1 billion from an original $1.6 billion, according to NASA spokesman Dwayne Browne.
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