NASA has updated information about the news conferences and other events for the agency's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover launch. Liftoff is postponed and now scheduled 04:02Ppm UT on Saturday, Nov. 26 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

NASA Television's countdown launch commentary begins at 01:30 pm. UT on Nov. 26. A NASA blog will begin providing countdown updates at the same time at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/launch/launch_blog.html. Originating from Cape Canaveral Hangar AE, the blog is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to liftoff.

Various news conferences and other events are being held at NASA facilities in Cape Canaveral and Houston and will be carried live on NASA TV at: http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl .

Detailed lists of news briefing times and participants are at: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/index.html .

The Curiosity rover has 10 science instruments to search for evidence about whether Mars had environments favorable for microbial life, including the chemical ingredients for life. The rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release their gasses so its spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth.

Source: NASA