NASA's Mars Science Laboratory project has been plagued by budget overruns virtually from the start, and, according to a report by the agency's independent Inspector General, those problems not only continue, but they threaten the November launch date. NASA says it agrees with the report and its conclusions, and is working to solve the problems.
MSL is a highly complex mission meant to study whether Mars is now or ever has been habitable. Its Curiosity rover will be the largest, most capable rover yet sent to another world. MSL already missed a launch window in 2009, and if it can't launch this November or December, the next launch window isn't for another 26 months. Delaying again would cost even more money.
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