PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, carrying the rover Curiosity, was in good condition and on schedule for a landing on Mars early Monday, the space agency said.
The laboratory and rover were hurtling toward the Red Planet at 8,000 mph Saturday night and were about 261,000 miles from Mars, NASA said. The landing is to take place at 1:31 a.m. EDT Monday.