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MSL launched on an [[Atlas_V|Atlas V]] rocket from [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] on November 26, 2011.<ref>[http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/mission/spacecraft/cruiseconfig/ MSL cruise configuration]</ref> On January 11, 2012, the spacecraft successfully refined its trajectory with a three-hour series of thruster-engine firings, advancing the rover's landing time by about 14 hours.
[[Curiosity rover|Curiosity]] successfully landed in the [[Gale Crater]] at 05:14:39 UTC on August 6, 2012, and transmitted [[Hazcam]] images confirming orientation.{{cn}} Due to the Mars-Earth distance at the time of landing and the radio signals [[speed of light|limited speed]], at the time the landing was registered on earth it had happened already 14 minutes before.{{cn}}
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A fourth landing site workshop was held in late September 2010,<ref>[http://marsoweb.nas.nasa.gov/landingsites/msl/workshops/4th_workshop/program.html Presentations for the Fourth MSL Landing Site Workshop] September 2010</ref> and the fifth and final workshop May 16–18, 2011.<ref>[http://www.marstoday.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=36353 Second Announcement for the Final MSL Landing Site Workshop and Call for Papers] March 2011</ref> On July 22, 2011, it was announced that [[Gale (crater)|Gale Crater]] had been selected as the landing site of the Mars Science Laboratory mission
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