Did you miss out on the early days
of the Curiosity rover mission?
Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Felicia Day
have you covered with this six-minute
story on the Mars rover from conception
through launch and landing to the discoveries
made on the red planet.
You're huge into space — you watch every
beautiful launch, get drawn into the mysteries
of strange new worlds, and rotate through
stunning astrophotography for your wallpapers.
But maybe it's a new conversion to astro-love
and you weren't paying attention when Curiosity
launched in 2011, or when it landed on Mars in 2012.
This six-minute video features a mix of animations
and actual photographs from the rover's mission
to Mars, narrated by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
and Felicia Day.
It covers the history of the Curiosity rover
from first conception and launch, up to
some of the discoveries she's made from
examining the rocks and landscapes of Mars.
Our Curiosity
The Curiosity Mars rover has been so successful
that the same chassis is being used for the
next generation of rover in 2020.