NASA has been remarkably successful sending robot to Mars’ surface. Host Emily Calandrelli looks at the varied and ingenious methods used to land spacecraft on the red planet, starting with Pathfinder in 1997. Lesson Guides to this episode are available for download, please email [email protected] for more info.
Up Next in Season 4
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S4 Ep 2 - 2011 A Space Odyssey
The year 2011 was remarkable as NASA visited several planets, asteroids and comets. Host Emily Calandrelli explores the amazing journeys of spacecraft that gathered spectacular images of Mercury, Jupiter and Mars.
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S4 Ep 3 - Surviving in Deep Space
Emily Calandrelli looks at how surviving in deep space can become a reality. Lockheed Martin is designing a spacecraft, similar to a smaller International Space Station, where astronauts can comfortably make a three-year trip to Mars and back.
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S4 Ep 4 - Spectacular Space Views
The Hubble Space Telescope provides amazing insights into our universe, capturing stars forming and distant galaxies. Host Emily Calandrelli looks at the incredible phenomena of our universe, and our own planet’s turbulent atmosphere.
