1 00:00:00,133 --> 00:00:00,467 "JPL" 2 00:00:00,467 --> 00:00:00,968 The Jet Propulsion Laboratory 3 00:00:00,968 --> 00:00:03,170 [Typing] "CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY" 4 00:00:08,242 --> 00:00:09,409 [William Pickering] The long range purpose 5 00:00:09,409 --> 00:00:12,145 of unmanned exploration of the planets 6 00:00:12,546 --> 00:00:15,048 is the development of technology 7 00:00:15,048 --> 00:00:18,285 which will lead to eventual manned exploration. 8 00:00:18,285 --> 00:00:19,319 [rocket blast] 9 00:00:19,319 --> 00:00:20,220 [Flight Director] Power... 10 00:00:20,220 --> 00:00:21,255 [Male voice] Go. 11 00:00:21,255 --> 00:00:22,089 [Flight Director] Systems... 12 00:00:22,089 --> 00:00:23,056 [Female voice] Go. 13 00:00:23,056 --> 00:00:23,390 [Flight Director] Propulsion... 14 00:00:23,390 --> 00:00:24,458 [Female voice] Go. 15 00:00:24,458 --> 00:00:25,459 [Flight Director] Avionics... 16 00:00:25,459 --> 00:00:25,893 [Male voice] Go. 17 00:00:25,893 --> 00:00:27,294 [Flight Director] Flight software... 18 00:00:27,294 --> 00:00:28,362 [Male voice] Go. 19 00:00:28,362 --> 00:00:30,497 [Pickering] Scientifically, our objective is 20 00:00:30,497 --> 00:00:33,333 to assistant answering two basic questions: 21 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:37,471 What if any lifeforms exist on the planets? 22 00:00:37,471 --> 00:00:40,107 And, how has the solar system been formed? 23 00:00:40,340 --> 00:00:41,174 [Flight Director] Telecom... 24 00:00:41,174 --> 00:00:42,209 [Male voice] Go. 25 00:00:42,209 --> 00:00:43,076 [Flight Director] Fault protection... 26 00:00:43,076 --> 00:00:44,111 [Female voice] Go. 27 00:00:44,111 --> 00:00:45,078 [Flight Director] Uplink... 28 00:00:45,078 --> 00:00:45,479 [Male voice] Go. 29 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:46,380 [Flight Director] Phase lead... 30 00:00:48,282 --> 00:00:47,214 [Female voice] Go. 31 00:00:48,282 --> 00:00:49,182 [Male voice] Go. 32 00:00:49,182 --> 00:00:50,150 [Female voice] Go. 33 00:00:50,150 --> 00:00:51,118 [Male voice] Go. 34 00:00:52,419 --> 00:00:51,518 [Female voice] Go. 35 00:00:52,419 --> 00:00:53,387 [Male voice] Go! 36 00:00:53,387 --> 00:00:55,455 [rockets firing] 37 00:00:57,324 --> 00:00:58,358 [Operations Lead] Touchdown confirmed. 38 00:00:58,358 --> 00:00:59,660 We're safe on Mars! 39 00:00:59,660 --> 00:01:01,662 [cheering] 40 00:01:09,369 --> 00:01:11,371 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory