Mars landing live from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:14 am
Lisa Grossman, reporter
Curiosity, the latest and greatest in a long line of Mars rovers, is set to touch down on the Red Planet at 10.31 pm on 5 August PDT (5.31 am, 6 August GMT). I'm at mission control at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California, with a front-row view of the scientists' triumph - or heartbreak. Either way, it could be the last such major mission.
I'll be tweeting a play-by-play report of the landing and the aftermath, from the supersonic parachute to the Sky Crane to the new rover's very first images. Follow along here and at @newscientist. In the meantime, explore Mars for yourself here.
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I'll be tweeting a play-by-play report of the landing and the aftermath, from the supersonic parachute to the Sky Crane to the new rover's very first images. Follow along here and at @newscientist. In the meantime, explore Mars for yourself here.