How To Not Break A Mars Rover

2017-04-24

[public] 512K views, 18.7K likes, 116 dislikes audio only

The Mars Yard, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is one of the closest simulations of Mars that we've got. Admittedly, there's a bit more atmosphere and gravity, but it's the only way to test what might happen before sending commands to a rover that's light-minutes away.

More about the Mars Science Laboratory and the Curiosity Rover: https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/ -- and thanks to everyone at JPL who helped make this video possible!

Behind the scenes on the Park Bench with Matt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugqyW2xUeu4

Camera and audio mix: Matt Gray http://www.mattg.co.uk

Edited by: Michelle Martin @mrsmmartin

🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/

(you can find contact details and social links there too)

📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/

❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/

➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS: https://youtube.com/tomscottplus

👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: https://youtube.com/techdif

I took a ride on a moving radio telescope 1,908,124 views
/youtube/video/6o38C-ultvw

Tom Scott Hi, I'm Tom Scott. These are some of the things I've made and done. They'll probably come back to haunt me in a few years' time. Contact me: https://www.tomscott.com/contact/ • • • This channel is a production of Pad 26 Limited, registered in England and Wales, № 11662641. Registered office: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR (This address is only for legal documents; no other mail will be forwarded.)
/youtube/channel/UCBa659QWEk1AI4Tg--mrJ2A

How We Got Into The Jet Propulsion Laboratory 172,326 views
youtube.com/watch?v=ugqyW2xUeu4