Mission To Mars | Curiosity and Perseverance | 3

American Innovations

Wondery

Steven Johnson, History, Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Science

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Led by an iconoclastic engineer who barely graduated high school, NASA jumps back into the race to send humans to Mars. But first, they need to figure out how to land larger vehicles on the treacherous Martian surface – and how to make enough oxygen for humans to one day colonize the red planet.

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0:18.9	It's March 2000.
0:29.3	NASA headquarters Washington, DC.
0:32.5	NASA associate administrator Ed Wiler and his colleague Tom
0:36.0	Young walk across the stage of a packed auditorium.
0:40.4	200 NASA employees and administrators, as well as members
0:44.0	of the press, watch them as they prepare to report on their failure.
0:49.2	Wiler leans into the mic, sweat beads on his forehead.
0:53.2	Next to him, Young keeps his eyes down, shifting nervously back and forth on his feet.
0:58.6	Good afternoon.
1:00.2	We are here to present our report on the loss of the Mars Polar Lander.
1:06.1	Four months ago, in December 1999, the Mars Polar Lander finally completed its 34 million
1:13.2	mile trek to the red planet.
1:16.0	Everything was going according to plan.
1:18.0	Until the lander began its descent.
1:20.8	Between the time it entered the Marshan atmosphere and when it should have landed, it stopped
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