Space Kids
Clip: Season 39 Episode 15 | 1m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Engineers who landed the Curiosity rover on Mars recall their early love of space.
For Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers, Curiosity's landing represented the culmination of many years of hard work and personal aspiration. In this video, they trace their love of space back to childhood memories and express their gratitude for being given the opportunity to land a rover on Mars.
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Space Kids
Clip: Season 39 Episode 15 | 1m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
For Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers, Curiosity's landing represented the culmination of many years of hard work and personal aspiration. In this video, they trace their love of space back to childhood memories and express their gratitude for being given the opportunity to land a rover on Mars.
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Ultimate Mars Challenge Preview
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Airs Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (30s)
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NASA untangles why a parachute failed during tests prior to the Curiosity landing. (2m 54s)
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National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.