At 10:31 Sunday evening, Pacific Standard Time, the Mars Laboratory called "Curiosity" will land on the Red Planet, after decelerating from 13,000 miles an hour in just seven minutes. We hear about some of the reasons for nail-biting at the Jet Propulsion Lab and Cal Tech in Pasadena.
The Mars Mission: Made in LA
Credits
Guests:
- Ian O'Neill - astrophysicist and science writer - @astroengine
- Steven Lee - Jet Propulsion Laboratory - @NASAJPL
- Bethany Ehlmann - Caltech - @caltech
- Edward Krupp - Griffith Observatory - @GriffithNews
- Adam Schiff - California member of U.S. Senate - @RepAdamSchiff