On August 5, 2012 one of the biggest events of the year will take place as NASA’s next Mars rover, Curiosity, will attempt to land on the surface of Mars.
It may be described as reasoned – even genius – engineering. But even the engineers who designed it agree it looks crazy. Six vehicle configurations, 76 pyrotechnic devices, 500,000 lines of code, zero margin for error. What exactly will it take to land Curiosity, on the surface of Mars on Aug. 5?
The latest video from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory breaks down all “7 minutes of terror.”