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Curiosity Lands on Mars

Less than an hour after NASA received confirmation that the Curiosity rover was safely on the Martian surface, some principal members of the mission briefed the press. This is an edited presentation of that briefing, which started at about 11:20 P.M. Pacific time on August 5














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Less than an hour after NASA received confirmation that the Curiosity rover was safely on the Martian surface, some principal members of the mission briefed the press. This is an edited presentation of that briefing, which started at about 11:20 P.M, Pacific time on August 5th.

Also see How to Land Safely on Mars


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  1. 1. Nailoz 07:21 AM 8/10/12

    I guess this is one of the best article about Mars futuristic project. I do believe this is really utmost plan of NASA.
    http://www.nailoz.com/?p=311

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