Liftoff Videos
Every mission, with the videos that tell it
Every mission we cover, by year.
Published: 1 Nov 2026
An explainer on how the sky crane landing put NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars in 2012.
Curiosity was built for a mission of about two years and has been on Mars for fourteen.
A walk through the six rovers that have driven on Mars: Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance and Zhurong.
Published: 20 Oct 2026
NASA's October 2026 Moon Base update covers the robotic and crewed rovers planned for the lunar South Pole.
Published: 22 May 2023
A children's science episode explains why rovers are sent to Mars instead of people.
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.
NASA released first-of-its-kind footage of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars, showing the final minutes of the descent up to touchdown.
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.
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.
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.
Published: 6 Aug 2012
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shares footage of mission control as Curiosity landed on Mars on the evening of Aug.
NASA's Curiosity rover, carried by the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, landed on Mars after a 36-week flight.
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