Published 2025-05-12 · Duration 2:00 · Video file(8.5 MB)
Curiosity launches aboard Atlas 5 rocket, marking the beginning of NASA's Mars exploration mission.
Transcript
T-minus 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Main Engine start zero and lift off of the Atlas 5 with Curiosity. Seeking clues to the planetary puzzle about life on Mars. The 180-out range of the person in the bus is expected. And the modeling down to 70-6 percent. Programmed, please. And the cell is operating the sound barrier. Survey disturbances, as expected. S-R-B pressures, running all right, as expected. May up on S-R-B burnout, we have burnout of the S-R-Bs. Everything is looking good. 10 seconds to S-R-B-JF. And we have first pair and second pair both. Sets of S-R-Bs have successfully jutted some of the vehicle. We have re-enable guidance. It's expected. Everything looking good. The steering has been enabled. Everything looking good.