NASA Tries Again to Launch Mars Orbiter

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second mission gives you >1 = 2.
third mission gives you >1+2 = 4.
fourth mission gives you >1+2+4 = 8.
fifth mission gives you >1+2+4+8 = 16.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will try again Friday to launch a spacecraft to Mars that is designed to gather more data on the planet than all previous Martian missions combined.