Hanging out at JPL
I got to spend Thursday and Friday last week hanging out at the Jet
Propulsion Labs in Pasadena. The home of
real rocket
scientists. The big excitement there is the two MERs (Mars
Exploration Rovers) that are on their way to Mars now. Check it out
at jpl.nasa.gov. This photo is from the viewing gallery above the
"Mars Room" where mission controllers are practicing all phases of
the flight. The big device in the lower part of the picture is the
lander itself. Above it is the rover, just after a practice
landing. They're doing everything they can to make sure that at
least one of the missions is successful.
