Mars Science Laboratory Launch

Atlas V roars off the launch pad sending NASA's next Mars rover toward the Red Planet.

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[karizma249]

Why have only 250k people watched this? This is the pinnacle of humanity's hard sciences. Forget finding life, LOOK AT THAT. IT GOES TO SPACE. AHHHHH

[Peter Bryson]

this isn't a US mission or a Russian mission, it's a human mission.

[Sarge Rho]

The rocket engine's nozzle can gimbal, so it has thrust vectoring.

[AXELfrieman]

How does it rotate and bank in flight, with what I can only imagine is an "ON" switch?

[swasesch]

imagine where we would be if counties alliance'd and spent more budget towards research relative to space and exploration.

[Niklas Ceres]

That looks like a Delta II...

[Rayan Ray]

this reminds me of kerbal space progarm

[82ndairborne100]

Yes but Lockheed Martin bought the rights to it, and who knows what changes they may have made to it.

[Jiří Fišer]

Exactly one year since Curiosity launch! Time really flies

[Mud Yuppy]

Amazing

[squiddie96]

Thank you! My philosophy for years...

[1337sIrus1337]

huh ?