27 November 2011

MSL Launch Videos

Posted by Ryan Anderson

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to be in the VIP viewing area at Kennedy Space Center to watch Mars Science Laboratory launch to Mars! I’ll put up a proper post about the whole experience, but in the meantime enjoy these videos. The first is the one that I took, the second was taken by my friend Casey Dreier, and finally I’m posting the official NASA video of the launch. I find that the “home video” versions are more exciting because you get to hear the crowd’s reaction.

What a spectacular launch! And what a relief that everything worked perfectly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1SLYtGWPE