How to get to Mars - the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mission

[chrisc]

[video=youtube;XRCIzZHpFtY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRCIzZHpFtY&feature=player_embedded[/video]

 

[RiaX]

why does it have to break up into soo many smaller pieces?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Nice. Though I think the Curiosity landing was cooler

They should send a new craft to Mars every 5 years, you can see each time how the process evolves and gets better in sending bigger payloads. Paving the way for proper space travel (sci-fi style ). Epic stuff.