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NASA delays launch of Mars robots
WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 08, 2003
 NASA on Sunday delayed by 24 hours its launch of the first of two robots programmed to search for water and signs of life on Mars.

Officials from the space agency said the launch was being postponed because of poor weather.

The first Mars Expedition Rover had been scheduled to depart aboard a Boeing-made Delta II launcher at 2:02 pm (1802 GMT) Sunday from an Air Force base adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

That launch time has now been pushed back to 2:02 pm (1802 GMT) Monday.

The launch of the second robot now is scheduled for 2:40 pmMonday, space officials said.

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