Log+Entry+5+Prompt

Go to the following website to learn more about the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) launch vehicle: []. This is the same website for which I showed you the slides about the launch vehicle. Read the Launch Vehicle Quick Facts on the right and the text below the slides on the Atlas V 541 rocket. In 1-2 paragraphs, describe:
 * 1) What makes up the Atlas V 541 rocket.
 * 2) What each part provides to the rocket. Check out the diagram below.
 * 3) Why the Atlas V 541 was chosen for this mission.
 * 4) What is the height and mass of the rocket.

Be sure to **__include a PICTURE__** (snip it and save it as a file starting with your three initials) and **__refer to the picture in your text__**(i.e., “As seen in Figure 1, . . .). Don’t forget to include a caption under your figure. This is the link to the diagram with the launch sequence that I showed you in class:

[|http://www.spacenewsnow.com/2011/11/mars-science-laboratory-launch-overview.html#!/2011/11/mars-science-laboratory-launch-overview.html]

This is the link for the video of the actual launch of the MSL rocket: [].