The Mars Science Laboratory and Fobos-Grunt missions to Mars had been scheduled for launch at the end of 2009, however both were delayed to 2011 to allow more time for the spacecraft to be developed.
Misie Mars Science Laboratory a Fobos-Grunt na Mars boli naplánované na koniec roka 2009, avšak obom bolo poskytnuté viac času na vývoj kozmickej lode a boli presunuté do roku 2011.