NASA | Exploring the Inner Solar System (Part 5/6)

In part 5, Dr. Garvin conveys the amazing past successes of robotic explorations on Mars and what we have to look forward to with the upcoming Mars Science Lab, also known as the Curiosity rover.

(Show Description)
Chief Scientist of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr. Jim Garvin, takes us on a journey to Mercury, Venus, Earth, the moon, near-Earth objects, and Mars. Why does space matter? Why is exploring the inner solar system so crucial? Where will humans and robots venture to next? In this video lecture, filmed July 14, 2010 in NASA Goddard's HD Science Studio with an audience of summer interns and co-op students, Dr. Garvin discusses NASA's past, present, and future of discovery on our nearest neighbors in the solar system.

This video can also be downloaded in full at:
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010600/a010618/

To learn more about NASA missions and science, visit our homepage, www.nasa.gov.

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Science & Technology

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• NASA
• Goddard
• Space
• Solar System
• Mars
• Mercury
• Moon
• Venus
• Earth
• Exploration
• Science
• lecture
• education
• jim
• garvin
• rich
• melnick

[vpv6pro]

Thank you so much for sharing these videos. i am a great fan of all the incredible research that nasa does

[roidroid]

the Curiosity rover sounds very interesting.

Such a large craft - with such a long lifespan. Perhaps it could circumnavigate the whole planet!

[pepemackenzie]

Big brother is watching you !

looks what they can do on mars , i expect they can see you reading the news paper every day !

[starbright2958]

hmm it seem rather strange why black out one littile spot are they trying to hide or cover some thing up

[2012Video]

@MattHunX faster they start to build it faster we get there its not simple but with tooday technology we can do it without bigger problems outthere in space the only problem iss who will sponsor this

[thomasvvvwww]

an hour a day? fail

[MattHunX]

What's wrong those students? They look bored as hell.

[MattHunX]

@2012Video

Do you really think it's that simple? A big enough ship? 

[0PsycoDad0]

Skycrane?

You guys rock! HAving watched alot sci fi movies?

[ICANanimations]

Mars still has life underneath it's crust in a large salt ocean.