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[...] Development Problems May Delay Mars Science Laboratory Mission Until 2011 February 28th, 2008 | Category: Astronomy, Contributors NASA's over budget Mars Science Laboratory mission, scheduled for a 2009 launch, may be delayed due to problems with the atmospheric re-entry shield design. A new shield will cost up to $30 million, adding to the $1.8 billion price tag, $165 million more than planned. The mission uses innovative landing technologies and is powered by a mini-nuclear reactor, giving it the ability to travel faster and carry a bigger payload over the Martian terrain. This new setback may postpone the launch until 2011. (more…) [...]

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Even so, Genesis crashed because of a faulty 'deceleration sensor' not because of the heat shield. It wasn't a total failure because a lot of the samples were still recovered.