http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/marssciencelaboratory http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/marssciencelaboratory NASA announced today that deadlines and budget overruns have forced them to "cut certain features" from the upcoming Mars Science Laboratory. The feature? A "debris container" designed to "collect and store rock fragments for future study purposes." One small cost cut for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

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