The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror

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The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror

Wed, Jul 11, 2012 12:11 PM EDT - 5:07

Engineers who designed the entry, descent and landing system for NASA's Mars rover Curiosity candidly talk about the new landing system, and describe the challenges of Curiosity's final moments before touchdown on Aug. 5, 2012, at 10:31pm PDT.