‘It’s a wheel, it’s a wheel!’ – photos of Curiosity’s mission to Mars
NASA’S mission to Mars is go! The mega-millions Curiosity rover is now roving Mars. The first photo beamed back is snapshot of the rover’s shadow. We live in the age of celebrity and self-promotion. You might laugh as the photo is spotted and heralded by the line that will reverberate down generations: “It’s a wheel, it’s a wheel!”
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA engineers work on Curiosity, a mega-rover at the Mars Science Laboratory, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., Monday, April 4, 2011. The rover is scheduled to be launched for lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida in the fall of 2011, and land on Mars in August 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Posted: 6th, August 2012 | In: Technology Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
