Curiosity landing attempt has America staying up late tonight
How complex an operation is this?
Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror (Video)
People will be stay up late in Huntsville and across America tonight to see if NASA can drop a robot rover the size of an Austin Mini Cooper safely on the surface of Mars. If Curiosity survives a descent its own designers say sounds "crazy," it could answer key questions about the origins of the solar system and the chances of life on Mars.
Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror (Video)
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