★ How to Get to Mars. Very Cool! HD

"How To get to Mars" is a clip from the IMAX documentary "Roving Mars" from 2006. This is an edited short version.

From Wiki : Spirit, MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover -- A), is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition. The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.
The rover completed its planned 90-sol mission. Aided by cleaning events that resulted in higher power from its solar panels, Spirit went on to function effectively over twenty times longer than NASA planners expected following mission completion. Spirit also logged 7.73 km (4.8 mi) of driving instead of the planned 600 m (0.4 mi), allowing more extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and planetary surface features. Initial scientific results from the first phase of the mission (the 90-sol prime mission) were published in a special issue of the journal Science.
On May 1, 2009 (5 years, 3 months, 27 Earth days after landing; 21.6 times the planned mission duration), Spirit became stuck in soft soil. This was not the first of the mission's "embedding events" and for the following eight months NASA carefully analyzed the situation, running Earth-based theoretical and practical simulations, and finally programming the rover to make extrication drives in an attempt to free itself. These efforts continued until January 26, 2010 when NASA officials announced that the rover was likely irrecoverably obstructed by its location in soft soil, though it continued to perform scientific research from its current location.
The rover continued in a stationary science platform role until communication with Spirit stopped on sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). JPL continued to attempt to regain contact until May 24, 2011, when NASA announced that efforts to communicate with the unresponsive rover had ended. A formal farewell was planned at NASA headquarters after the Memorial Day holiday and was televised on NASA TV.

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[aheli]

A little CLARIFICATION is needed! This is ANIMATION ment to ILLUSTRATE how NASA landed the two robots Spirit and Opportunity on Mars back in 2003/04.

[PriyanshuSingh-tqfk]

i still remember the day i first watched this video when i was 8 years old I used to watch only videos related to aviation and space i was an aspiring pilot at that age. And today here i am going for my aerospace engineering and then will become a commercial pilot. Whoever is reading my comment may you and your family live for 100 years. Wish me Luck :))

[bharatdixit]

People who are watching this after 11 years are a legend

[ahmed]

The fact that I can just sit here and watch images of another planet on a hand held screen is something people could not even dream 100 years ago.

[Entity_BlackRed]

Never seen this before until 11 years later, THIS IS ACTUALLY NICE!!

[catherinehan]

What an achievement to make the science this far!
All the respects in this world are to them!!!
No limit to the challenge for the universe!!!

[hhvp]

When I was about 6 years old, i always watched this video every day. Im 11 today and im still love it.

[chrislong]

Watching those guys as they got their first pics was just great! A VERY proud moment and I can only imagine how I'd have felt if I was with them and been a part of the whole mission!
Just sitting in my living room gave me goosebumps and I've seen this vid several times and it never fails to make me feel proud!
Knowing today what those guys had no clue about... those two little guys, so over-engineered, and lasting as long as they both did, one even losing a wheel but still able to function, the sense of accomplishment would have been overwhelming!

[deberk]

And People Who are Watching This 1st Time, despite if it was uploaded 11y ago.
are Super Legends.

[abspot]

Great respect for those who did this n found the way to another. No matter if later people can
Easily get to mars n live life there but the full credit will go to these people we discovered the route to mars, very very great 🤘🤘

[reginakuhn]

I have been watching the space program since I was a teenager in 1960. Wow thank you team for getting us to Mars. It brought tears to my eyes watching the animation !!!

[shivamprogamer]

Legands are watching after 12 years 😂😂😂😂

[StephaniaaS]

This is so fascinating! who else is binge watching these videos ?

[ritul]

Other: who is here in 2021 !
THE real fans: WE NEVER LEFT !

[addinkhan]

Thanks to Cameraman who travelled with this rocket and making video in different angle : )

[MECHPSUDHARSHAN]

I inspired by your attractive solar system discoveries and eagerly waiting for more advanced interesting videos based on research 🎉🎉

[i.am.harsh.]

Imagine, a whole planet without tiktokers.

[KSanofficial]

I only got one question: What would happen if this thing at 4:40 landed on another side after bouncing around? The vehicle would lay on the side...

[YoYoLogo]

wow this video is back i haven’t seen in it years

[h___-ls]

We, re so honored that the first ever You Tube video was filmed here