Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Readied For August Launch
The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, set for launch here Aug. 10, should have enough propellant to operate in Martian orbit four additional years--until 2014--following the loading of more propellant. The orbiter is to obtain extremely detailed global imagery, composition and weather data around...
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