How the Curiosity Mars Rover Will Land and Navigate

Steven Lee, the guidance, navigation, and control manager for the Mars Science Laboratory mission at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, Calif., describes how NASA plans to land and navigate its new Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars in 2012. Read more: http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/ro...

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[Blake Edwards]

Already happened... Sucks to be you doesn't it.

[Goggl3sAndG3ars]

Missions like this answer fundamental questions we have about our own planet and science in general. They also generally lead to the development of other technologies that are used commonly in our day-to-day lives to increase the quality of life, such as the computer and tele-communications. The Impact NASA has more than made up for the price. "If no one else does it, why should we?" That's exactly -why- we should do it.

[Minecraftincolor]

Well it already landed...soooo....

[michael linblade]

mars rover is a cover up people have been to mars bee for that what i keep hearing

[Martin Andreev]

Oh yes and Earth is purple!!

[cooladethe1]

Our top scientists are trying to understand what you just said.

[LPMA KER]

The mars are not Red he Blue!!!! Fake!!

[zkiller142]

Ring ring, calling bullshit

[chavspotter]

''I have exposed many in my life''. Really, which fakes have you exposed? I want documented evidence otherwise I'm calling bullshit!

[jamiek245]

im shure you have

[jamiek245]

again you are a idiot if that what you think