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!

Resource: NASA.gov

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  • Basketballerabout 14 years
    Cool
    • Anonymousabout 14 years
      Cool
      • Anonymousabout 14 years
        Cool
        • batzabout 14 years
          technology rocks bro!!!!!!!!!!!
          • idreesabdu
            idreesabduabout 14 years
            WOW! I can't believe it. That must have been hard.
            • the time wasabout 14 years
              I think were going to be some interesting facts about mars we didn't know about.
              • Im a BOSSabout 14 years
                It's amazing how it weighs that much, and also cost that much.
                • mandm2000
                  mandm2000about 14 years
                  this is kind a cool but i think i can top it
                  • Jackabout 14 years
                    about 2 years ago, "We should make a space station on mars, today, "There's a space station on mars".
                    • jeffabout 14 years
                      what he said sounded funny