Editing Mars Science Laboratory (section)

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<ref name="overview">{{cite web |url=http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/mission/overview/ |title=Overview |access-date=November 27, 2011 |work=JPL |publisher=NASA}}</ref>

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<ref name="RAD6000brochure">{{cite news |title=RAD6000 Space Computers |publisher=BAE Systems |url=http://www.baesystems.com/BAEProd/groups/public/documents/bae_publication/bae_pdf_eis_sfrwre.pdf |date=June 23, 2008 |access-date=September 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004130528/http://www.baesystems.com/BAEProd/groups/public/documents/bae_publication/bae_pdf_eis_sfrwre.pdf |archive-date=October 4, 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name="RAD750brochure">{{cite news |title=RAD750 radiation-hardened PowerPC microprocessor |publisher=BAE Systems |url=http://www.baesystems.com/BAEProd/groups/public/@businesses/@eandis/documents/bae_publication/bae_pdf_eis_rad750_pwr_pc_mp.pdf |date=July 1, 2008 |access-date=September 7, 2009}}</ref>

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<ref name="scientificamerican">[http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/11/28/sky-crane-how-to-land-curiosity-on-the-surface-of-mars/ Sky Crane – how to land Curiosity on the surface of Mars] by Amal Shira Teitel.</ref>

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<ref name="Space-20120329">{{cite web |author=Staff writers |title=NASA's New Mars Rover Will Explore Towering 'Mount Sharp' |url=http://www.space.com/15097-mars-mountain-sharp-curiosity-rover.html |date=March 29, 2012 |work=Space.com |access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref>

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<ref name="spaceflightnow">{{cite news |author=William Harwood |title=Relay sats provide ringside seat for Mars rover landing |url=http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/msl/120731relay/ |work=Spaceflight Now |date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref>

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<ref name="thespacereview">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1318/1 |title=Mars Science Laboratory: the budgetary reasons behind its delay |work=The Space Review |first=Adrian |last=Brown |date=March 2, 2009 |access-date=August 4, 2012 |quote=NASA first put a reliable figure of the cost of the MSL mission at the "Phase A/Phase B transition", after a preliminary design review (PDR) that approved instruments, design and engineering of the whole mission. That was in August 2006—and the Congress-approved figure was $1.63 billion. ... With this request, the MSL budget had reached $1.9 billion. ... NASA HQ requested JPL prepare an assessment of costs to complete the construction of MSL by the next launch opportunity (in October 2011). This figure came in around $300 million, and NASA HQ has estimated this will translate to at least $400 million (assuming reserves will be required), to launch MSL and operate it on the surface of Mars from 2012 through 2014.}}</ref>

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<ref name="usra">[http://www.lpi.usra.edu/pss/jan92009/presentations/mslTechnicalCook.pdf MSL Technical and Replan Status]. Richard Cook. (January 9, 2009)</ref>

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