NASA will pay Denver-based United Launch Alliance $187 million to launch the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft aboard an Atlas 5 rocket in November 2013, the U.S. space agency announced Oct. 21. The launch will take place at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
NASA Books Atlas 5 for 2013 Mars Launch
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