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292 videos

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Apollo 13: How a Wrecked Spacecraft Brought Its Crew Home

    Mission: 1970Published: 16 Mar 2012

    Apollo 13 lifted off on April 11, 1970, but an oxygen tank explosion about 200,000 miles from Earth ended its Moon landing plans.

    View mission: Apollo 13 (1970)
    Outcome
    Partial success

  4. Hubble Servicing Mission 4: Final Shuttle Repair Plans Explained

    Published: 18 Jan 2009

    A preview of Servicing Mission 4, the fifth and final shuttle visit to the Hubble Space Telescope.

    View mission: Hubble Servicing Mission 4