Key events

2004: PHASE A (selection of the instruments and feasibility finalizing)

2005: PHASE B (definition studies)

• 01/2005: Project Science Group Meeting Kick-off (PSGM)

• 12/01-12/02/2005: CHEMCAM Instrument Preliminary Design Review (IPDR)
• 03/06-03/07/2006: SAM Instrument Preliminary Design Review (IPDR)

2006-2010: PHASE C/D (development)

• 06/2006: MSL Preliminary Design Review (PDR)

• 05/01-05/03/2007CHEMCAM Instrument Critical Design Review (ICDR)
• 02/06-02/09/2007: SAM Instrument Critical Design Review (ICDR)

• 06/2007: MSL Critical Design Review (CDR)

• 11/2008: CHEMCAM and SAM Flight Model (FM) delivery to JPL

• 08/2010: MSL Mission Readiness Review (MRR)

11/25-12/18/2011: LAUNCH WINDOW

10/2011-08/2012: OPERATIONS TRAINING PHASE

08/2012: ARRIVAL AROUND MARS

08-11/2012: OPERATIONS PHASE AT JPL: 90 sols about 3 months

12/2012-12/2014: ROUTINE OPERATIONS PHASE: 2 years (extensible to 4 years)