National NASA Scrubs Launch of Mars Orbiter By Pat Duggins Published August 10, 2005 at 9:00 PM PDT This story was published more than 19 years ago. Facebook WhatsApp Email The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sits atop a Lockheed Martin Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida Aug. 11. Copyright 2005 NPR