Name: New Mars Mission: About to Set Sail
Uploaded: 2016-06-08T15:25:10Z
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New Mars Mission: About to Set Sail

Added on 08 Jun 2016

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The next Mars rover is bigger, badder and armed with a laser.
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, also known as Curiosity, is slated for launch on November 26. To whet your appetite, I made this unofficial teaser using behind-the-scenes NASA footage. It shows the giant robot rover under construction, on the way to the launch pad, and in an animation of the audacious flight that starts in just a few days.