Posted by tourdemars to Mars Exploration Rovers at November 23, 2011 03:19 PM

NASA is expecting throngs of people to attend the launch of its newest Mars rover on Saturday (Nov. 26), according to agency officials. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), or Curiosity rover, is scheduled to lift off on Saturday at 10:02 a.m. EST (1502 GMT) from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The car-size rover will launch into space atop an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket. The crowd size is expected to break previous records for the launch of a robotic spacecraft, NASA officials have said.