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  1. How the Sky Crane Landed Curiosity on Mars in Seven Minutes

    Published: 1 Nov 2026

    An explainer on how the sky crane landing put NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars in 2012.

    Outcome
    Success
  2. Curiosity at 14: Keeping a Mars Rover Running by Remote Control

    Published: 1 Nov 2026

    Curiosity was built for a mission of about two years and has been on Mars for fourteen.

    View mission: Curiosity
    Outcome
    In progress
  3. Six Mars Rovers Compared: Landings, Discoveries and Distances

    Published: 1 Nov 2026

    A walk through the six rovers that have driven on Mars: Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance and Zhurong.

  4. New Glenn NG-2 Countdown: ESCAPADE Launch and Booster Landing Plan

    Published: 13 Nov 2025

    Livestream coverage of the countdown for NG-2, the second New Glenn flight, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral.

    View mission: ESCAPADE (New Glenn NG-2)
    Vehicle
    New Glenn
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
  5. New Glenn NG-2 Live: ESCAPADE to Mars and a Booster Landing Try

    Published: 9 Nov 2025

    Live coverage of Blue Origin's second New Glenn launch, NG-2, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft toward Mars along with a Viasat…

    View mission: New Glenn NG-2 ESCAPADE
    Vehicle
    New Glenn
    Launch site
    Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
  6. How Mars Rovers Land and Get Power: Airbags to Flying Platform

    Published: 22 May 2023

    A children's science episode explains why rovers are sent to Mars instead of people.

  7. Falcon Heavy’s First Flight: Tesla Roadster and Booster Landings

    Published: 6 Feb 2023

    Replay of the first Falcon Heavy launch on Feb.

    View mission: Falcon Heavy Test Flight
  8. Perseverance’s Mars Landing: Descent Callouts From 12 km Up

    Published: 23 Feb 2021

    BBC News reports on NASA's release of video of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars, recorded by seven dedicated cameras.

    View mission: Perseverance
    Outcome
    Success
  9. Perseverance Landing Footage: Parachute to Sky Crane Touchdown

    Published: 23 Feb 2021

    NASA released first-of-its-kind footage of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars, showing the final minutes of the descent up to touchdown.

    View mission: Perseverance
    Outcome
    Success
  10. Perseverance Landing on Mars: Descent Call-Outs and Real Footage

    Published: 22 Feb 2021

    NASA's official video combines real footage from the rover's entry, descent and landing cameras with mission control call-outs from Perseverance's landing in Jezero Crater on Feb.

    View mission: Perseverance
    Outcome
    Success
  11. Perseverance: Inside JPL Before the Seven Minutes of Terror

    Published: 15 Feb 2021

    Engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober tours NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ahead of the Perseverance landing on Mars, explaining the why, where, how, what and who of the mission.

    View mission: Perseverance
  12. Perseverance: Seven Minutes From Mars Atmosphere to Touchdown

    Published: 22 Dec 2020

    NASA/JPL animations show key events in entry, descent and landing for the Perseverance rover, due to land on Mars on February 18, 2021.

    View mission: Perseverance
  13. Curiosity’s Mars Landing: Entry, Descent and Sky Crane at JPL

    Published: 6 Aug 2012

    NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shares footage of mission control as Curiosity landed on Mars on the evening of Aug.

    View mission: Curiosity
    Outcome
    Success
  14. Curiosity’s Mars Landing: Sky Crane, Touchdown and First Images

    Published: 6 Aug 2012

    NASA's Curiosity rover, carried by the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, landed on Mars after a 36-week flight.

    View mission: Curiosity
    Outcome
    Success