Curiosity Rover Begins Mars Mission

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. hosts a briefing for media following the Curiosity rover's successful landing in Gale Crater on the Red Planet.

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[pel6413]

high-5-ing ends at 17:20

[de rerum natura]

That was John Bolden, NASA Administrator, retire Marine Major General and former astronaut himself, nominated by Pres. Obama, confirmed by the senate. His language, I believe caters to the politicians in Washington (i.e., US Congress) to effect more funding to NASA in the future.

[Alexis Quillope]

i am led to the idea of space buoy :D of mass effects relays XD hope for the advancement of the human race :D

[SirDeanosity]

Smart Car: by JPL

[SirDeanosity]

At the time of the pictures you are referring to, the camera dust covers may have not yet been retracted. These are to protect the camera lenses from dust blown around by the sky-crane rocket engines.

[hindlebrad]

Haha nice one, nice one

[Bernhard Franz]

63632 views 2000 vids 1:00 when i hit pause accidentally and when i read 63632 next sec speaker starts not just miracle more-acle

[Adrian Smashy]

nice!!! ultimate tecnology but on the back screen at 11:10 seems it runs Windows XP.....first released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001... so it would be like 11 years old operating system .... it makes me wonder if Curiosity Rover has Windows 7 as operating system .....:)))))

[death153278]

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