Video Of The Week - Why NASA's 'Curiosity' And Your Own, Matter
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On Sunday, August 5th, 2012, NASA scientists successfully landed the massive 2,000 pound Mars Science Laboratory AKA Curiosity on the surface of the Red Planet, a feat that was truly considered one of the most momentous events in the history of Space.
However, if you are like most of us, you probably applauded it for a day and maybe even wondered if given the global recession, whether a $2.5 billion USD rover to a planet that we may never visit, was really money well spent. In this video, former Rock' n' Roll artist turned NASA engineer Adam Stelzner explains why Curiosity - Both NASA's and the human kind matter, irrespective of cost!
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- Basketballerover 13 yearsCool
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- batzover 13 yearstechnology rocks bro!!!!!!!!!!!
idreesabduover 13 yearsWOW! I can't believe it. That must have been hard.- the time wasover 13 yearsI think were going to be some interesting facts about mars we didn't know about.
- Im a BOSSover 13 yearsIt's amazing how it weighs that much, and also cost that much.
mandm2000over 13 yearsthis is kind a cool but i think i can top it- Jackover 13 yearsabout 2 years ago, "We should make a space station on mars, today, "There's a space station on mars".
- jeffover 13 yearswhat he said sounded funny