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Mars Science Laboratory Launch Contingency Planning

Ensuring the safety of launch-site workers and the general public in the communities surrounding the launch area is the primary consideration in this planning.

NASA prepares and rehearses contingency response plans for every launch that it conducts. Ensuring the safety of launch-site workers and the general public in the communities surrounding the launch area is the primary consideration in this planning. No member of the public has ever been injured during a NASA launch.

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