NASA gets second Mars rover ready for launch
Kennedy Space Center-AP -- NASA is getting its second Mars rover ready for launch, hoping to unlock the secrets of water on the Red Planet. The space agency launched a first rover earlier this month. The second rover is set for launch late tomorrow night from the Kennedy Space Center for the six-month journey.
Forecasters put the chance of good weather at 60 percent.
The rovers will explore the planet's surface, trying to learn if ancient water on Mars once made it a habitable planet.
But experts caution that Mars landings are very risky. Out of nine attempted Mars landings, only three have made it. That's one reason the space agency is sending two probes this time.
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