Footage Of NASA’S Control Room Going CRAZY As Curiosity Lands On Mars

NASA mission control can get pretty lively, especially when everyone in the room finds out that they didn’t break a billion-dollar lander. Skip ahead to 10:30 for the moment of truth. It’s not easy to put something on another planet, and when Curiosity officially lands at 11:17, everyone has a real reason to celebrate.

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Rollie Williams

Aug 6, 2012

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