Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror
Team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory share the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars.
Team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory share the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars.
4 comments
1 | researchok Sun, Jun 24, 2012 12:00:00pm |
Riveting!
You ought to front page this.
If this doesn't pique an interest in science and technology, nothing will. Years from now, some scientist is going to say, 'I saw this video and knew what I wanted to do'.
Great stuff.
3 | TDG2112 Sun, Jun 24, 2012 3:45:02pm |
re: #1 researchok
Which is exactly why we should do more things like this.
[Link: Penny4NASA.org...]
4 | TDG2112 Sun, Jun 24, 2012 3:59:51pm |
Yeah, I saw this at JPL during the open house a few weeks ago in one of the theaters with full sound system. Stunning.
This one really does seem insane. There are so many moving parts and NO room for error at all. I still have a hard time believing they'll pull it off. I'll be watching NASA TV August 5th 10:31pm. I'm thinking a party with as many people as I can cram into the room with my 47 inch TV and sound system.
Sunday night, guess the kids will get to stay up late that night.
Anyways, if you're in the mood for inspiratoin and motivatoin to get the space program back online: