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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. 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.

  4. 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