NASA's InSight Mars Mission: Countdown to T-Zero

InSight, NASA's next Mars explorer, has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California - a big step forward in the countdown to T-zero on May 5, 2018. The spacecraft is called InSight - short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport - and it's being tested, fueled and encapsulated for launch aboard the powerful United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The upcoming liftoff will mark the first time an interplanetary mission has launched from the West Coast.

[Mister_Man]

Very cool stuff. Can't wait for the launch.

[carolymhardin]

pretty bad when we have to hitch a ride on the Russian rocket to get to the International Space Station and we think we are the best I think not I know who is and who is not

[dansv]

Once again, overbearing music detracts from the video.

[djoglala]

28 comments and there are only 3 in the comments section. Stop censoring people!

[SCOTTYDP]

My name is printed in one of the chips on this insight lander

[flyj]

WOW. Can't believe I just saw a spacecraft that will be on Mars shortly.

[geomodelrailroader]

The Russians are also getting their lander ready and both will communicate with EXOMARS which arrived last year.

[IvorMektin]

I should start a "Mars is Flat" meme but idiots would believe it.

[geomodelrailroader]

Godspeed INSIGHT! wish all of the JPL and INSIGHT team luck with launch Next Stop MARS!

[AnimalsAndReports]

I'll be watching the West sky from San Diego!
Go NASA!

[gouraviyerankollu]

Hey, cool work Nasa!! ! Looking forward for this!! Name on Mars! Wuuhuu!😉👍🏻👍🏻✌🏻👌🏻❤️

[ThePrimalEarth]

guys, you gotta start using spaceX rockets for these interplanetary missions. they're way cheaper than these other guys. and I know you made these contracts ages ago. but who's gonna know that they got lost somewhere? (hint hint wink wink)

[bbartky]

0:24 The Clementine lunar orbiter launched from Vandenberg AFB in 1994:
"Clementine was launched on 25 January 1994 at 16:34 UTC (12:34 PM EDT) from Vandenberg AFB aboard a Titan IIG rocket. After two Earth flybys, lunar insertion was achieved on February 21."

[noid]

So how does a parachute work in that atmosphere ??? planet Mars is composed mostly of carbon dioxide. The atmospheric pressure on the Martian surface averages 600 pascals (0.087 psi; 6.0 mbar), about 0.6% of Earth's

[Gio-ymuj]

I'm graduating as an Aerospace Engineer in Brazil. My plan is to enter the civil sector in the US, achieve my Green Card, so i can work with people like you and make space not only a risky venture, but a reality in our daily lives.

[Dumb_CaT]

Por fin la misión mars comienza😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[Insomn]

I get all my rocket parts from Jeb's Junkyard. Use an old tire as an ablator, trash bags for chutes, and of course the ever critical lithobrake.

[MN-scqs]

I did a university project on this! This will be fantastic!

[chrisng]

Can I just note how ridiculous the ways we have to land on Mars ? Last time, we had sky cranes, inflatable bubble-wrap, displacement bags and just plain crashing (looking at you, Lockheed and Mars Climate Orbiter)

[AbhiP]

This is why America has the best space program in the world 😍👍 so much respect ❤️❤️❤️