In a matter of hours, the Mars Science Laboratory will make its final preparations to land the Curiosity rover on the surface of the Red Planet in an ambitious attempt that has been dubbed the “seven minutes of terror” by the NASA project team. Watch the video below and check out the tricky steps involved in putting Curiosity down safely in what is arguably the most complex exploratory mission yet.
Could this mission put us on the verge of extending our reach onto other planets and pave the way for human exploration? NASA’s Pete Worden, Director of the Ames Research Center, believes so, and says the agency’s current mission is aimed at colonizing other worlds in our Solar System, starting with Mars.
NASA Director Predicts Mars Settlement by 2060 from on FORA.tv
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