Mars Science Lab Running Low On Time

Managers at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory will likely dip into a $22 million reserve fund held in case of shortfalls in the $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory mission. They believe they can still meet the 2011 planetary launch window, though. The agency's inspector general (IG) cautions...

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