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NASA's MAVEN mission started. The spacecraft is en route to Mars (VIDEO)

Cape Canaveral, USA - The journey to the Red Planet will last 10 months

American space agency NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission began with a smooth countdown and flawless launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the 5400-pound spacecraft lifted off at 1:28 p.m. EST (6:28 pm GMT/UTC), the mission's first opportunity. MAVEN's solar arrays deployed and are producing...

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Rome, Italy, 11/19/2013 12:56
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