Historic Mars Launch: NASA rover ‘Curiosity’ blasts off

NASA’s biggest and most-expensive robotic rover has blasted off from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas 5. The probe, nicknamed Curiosity, is scheduled to arrive on Mars next August. It aims to search the surface for clues about whether the planet has ever had a life-friendly environment.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sERwkbPHTvs

To see some cool as heck animation on how NASA plans to land “Curiosity” on Mars, view the video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqkzkptszfs