NASA to launch another Mars exploration flight - Fox News

The space agency decided Monday to launch a relatively low-cost robotic lander in 2016 to check out what makes the Martian core so different from Earth\'s.",
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NASA to launch another Mars exploration flight

The mission will be run by NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. The California lab is basking in the success of the $2.5 billion Mars Curiosity rover, which is starting to explore the planet's surface after a daring landing this month. Earlier this year, NASA pulled out of two Mars missions with the European Space Agency because it didn't have the $1.4 billion for the proposed 2016 and 2018 mission.<br />http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/08/20/nasa-to-launch-another-mars-exploration-flight/