Thursday, October 06, 2011

The Curiosity Mars rover is completely enclosed by its backshell and heat shield at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA / JPL -Caltech

CURIOSITY Update... More than a week ago, the Curiosity Mars rover and its descent stage were enclosed in the backshell that will protect the rover during its 8-month journey through deep space after its scheduled launch from Florida late next month. Below are additional pics of Curiosity being enshrouded by its heat shield, images of Curiosity attached to its descent stage, a name fixture that was installed onto the spacecraft last July and a photo of the rover’s nuclear-powered generator—also known as a Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator—that arrived at Kennedy Space Center in late June of this year. Should it lift off on-time this November 25, Curiosity will arrive at Mars in early August of 2012.

Attached to its backshell, the Curiosity Mars rover is about to be enclosed by the spacecraft's heat shield at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA / JPL - Caltech

Hidden inside its backshell, the Curiosity Mars rover is about to be enclosed by the spacecraft's heat shield at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA / JPL - Caltech

The Curiosity Mars rover and its descent stage are enclosed by the backshell at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA / Dimitri Gerondidakis

The Curiosity Mars rover and its descent stage prior to being enclosed by the backshell at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA / Dimitri Gerondidakis

A name fixture is attached to the Curiosity Mars rover at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA / Jim Grossmann

The Curiosity Mars rover's Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator is secured at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA / Frankie Martin
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