Mars Exploration - Curiosity Rover and Future Missions

Explore the extraordinary engineering feat of landing NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars in this captivating podcast episode featuring aerospace engineer Anita Sengupta. Delve into the intricate details of slowing the rover from 13,000 mph to a complete stop in just 7 minutes. Discover the challenges faced by NASA engineers in developing the landing system for the largest and most capable robotic geologist in history. Learn about Curiosity's mission to determine past and present habitability on the Red Planet. Gain insights into current Mars exploration efforts and future plans for human missions to our nearest planetary neighbor. Listen as Sengupta, one of the lead NASA engineers behind the project, shares her expertise and vision for the future of Mars exploration.