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Curiosity’s ”Grand Entrance”

Wil Wheaton narrates the journey of NASA’s latest rover

Ladies and gentlemen, we are just over FIVE days away from the landing of the Curiosity rover at Gale Crater!! Are you planning a party? We need to have a party. Check the countdown here.

Veteran of intergalactic travel (and Star Trek star) Wil Wheaton narrates this intro video to tell you all about the mission and what we hope to learn. He also reminds us how completely insane that landing sequence is (for more on that, check out “Seven Minutes of Terror”). If you’re more of an old-school Star Trek fan, here’s William Shatner reading the same script.

Yesterday we took a look at the chemistry and geology instruments onboard the rover and what they can tell us about past conditions for life. And here’s all my past posts about the mission.

Are you excited yet?

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