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atb · 08-05-2012, 08:30 PM

Figured this was worthy of it's own thread (didn't see one already created). The NASA mission Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is scheduled to touchdown on Mars tonight with the Curiosity Rover. The landing is to occur at 11:31pm #MST. The video below explains the insane landing procedure that will be used to get the rover on the ground. The estimated cost of the project is $2.5B. The landing can be viewed live through a live stream of mission control (NASA TV link below).

Some useful links on the project:

MSL Overview:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory

NASA TV:http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

JPL Blog and Video:http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
JPL TV:http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/

JPL engineers explain how the rover will land:

Twitter:
@NASA
@NASAJPL
@MarsCuriosity
@BadAstronomer
@NewScientist

Track the Rover with this live simulation: http://eyes.nasa.gov/

Google Hangout with Phil Plait: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/ba...-hangout-here/

08-05-2012, 08:30 PM	#1
atb First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2004 Exp:	Mars Rover Scheduled To Land Tonight At 11:31pm MST- Update- Landed! Figured this was worthy of it's own thread (didn't see one already created). The NASA mission Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is scheduled to touchdown on Mars tonight with the Curiosity Rover. The landing is to occur at 11:31pm #MST. The video below explains the insane landing procedure that will be used to get the rover on the ground. The estimated cost of the project is $2.5B. The landing can be viewed live through a live stream of mission control (NASA TV link below). Some useful links on the project: MSL Overview:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory NASA TV:http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html JPL Blog and Video:http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ JPL TV:http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/ JPL engineers explain how the rover will land: YouTube Video Twitter: @NASA @NASAJPL @MarsCuriosity @BadAstronomer @NewScientist Track the Rover with this live simulation: http://eyes.nasa.gov/ Google Hangout with Phil Plait: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/ba...-hangout-here/ Last edited by atb; 08-05-2012 at 09:54 PM.