Curiosity

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Mission controllers say spacecraft on track for precise touchdown

* Weather forecast calls for favorable conditions at landing site

* Mars Science Lab marks NASA's first astrobiology mission since 1970s

PASADENA, Calif., Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Mars rover Curiosity, on a quest for signs the Red Planet once hosted the building blocks of life, streaked into the home stretch of its eight-month voyage on Sunday nearing a make-or-break landing attempt NASA calls its most challenging ever.

Mars rover Curiosity nears make-or-break landing attempt | Reuters
 

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