I am really getting excited about the next Mars Rover mission that is going to arrive at the red planet on August 5th.

I am also a bit worried about its complexity…worried that if only one thing goes wrong it will end in a fiery disaster in the remote outback of the red planet.

So may things have to happen at just the right time, in just the right sequence or the next rover–Curiosity–will not survive.

Curiosity is the most complicated and advanced robot planet probe ever sent into space and I honestly hope that it lives for many years to explore the wonders of Mars.

This video highlights the challenges NASA and JPL are facing–please watch and wish them luck…they are really going to need it this time.

I support all exploratory space missions because if we do not explore, we do not grow.

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”  –Carl Sagan