In this 5-minute video, team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory share the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars. For more information see getcurious.com.
Apogee Books has reissued its volume on Surveyor for the program’s 60th anniversary. The book is a wonder, containing a veritable treasure trove of documents on every conceivable facet of the Surveyor program.
We are at the cusp of building an orbital industrial infrastructure and establishing human settlements in space. This book investigates what it takes to do that.
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The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, June 18, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST NOTE NEW TIME! The...
1 thought on “Coming August 5th: Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror Landing on Mars”
Yeah, “Dare Mighty Things” is right! That video was the best thing I’ve ever seen from NASA! It was just, like, one surprise after the next!
Best of luck, NASA and Curiosity! Seven minutes of terror, and decades of new discoveries!