Submitted by Tony Wikrent on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 11:17am
Cross-posted from Real Economics.
The Mars rover Curiosity landed safely on Mars early this morning. The rover weighs over one ton and is larger than a full-size American automobile (notice the two people standing at the left side of the photo, below). Congratulations are due to the people at NASA, JPL, and elsewhere who conceived, designed and executed this impressive mission. Read below the fold...