Thursday, November 03, 2011

The payload fairing carrying the Curiosity Mars rover is attached to its Atlas V launch vehicle on November 3, 2011.
NASA / Kim Shiflett

PHOTOS OF THE DAY... As of this morning, the Curiosity Mars rover is now poised for launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Curiosity's date with the Red Planet begins about three weeks from now, on November 25.

The Curiosity Mars rover, now encased inside its aeroshell, is about to be encapsulated by its Atlas V payload fairing on October 25, 2011.
NASA / Jim Grossmann

A worker applies a NASA 'Meatball' logo to the side of the Atlas V's payload fairing, on October 31, 2011.
NASA / Jim Grossmann

The Curiosity rover, now encased inside its payload fairing, is about to be transported to Space Launch Complex (SLC) 41, where the Atlas V rocket that will send it to Mars awaits.
NASA / Kim Shiflett

The Curiosity rover's payload fairing is about to be hoisted into the Vertical Integration Facility at SLC-41, prior to being attached to its Atlas V launch vehicle.
NASA / Kim Shiflett

The Curiosity rover's payload fairing is hoisted into the Vertical Integration Facility at SLC-41, prior to being attached to its Atlas V launch vehicle.
NASA / Kim Shiflett
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