In 2007, a small group of people began an intentional, collaborative experiment in open, transparent, and direct communication about your space program. Our goal was to enable your direct participation in exploring and contributing to NASA’s mission.

Many of us have since begun new adventures. This site will remain as an archive of the accomplishments of the openNASA experiment.

Curiosity is coming!

By Ali Llewellyn, 26 June 2012
 Ali Llewellyn

Mars Science Laboratory is headed for the Red Planet! What challenges will the Curiosity rover face in its final landing on the surface of Mars?

Follow updates on Curiosity’s journey at @MarsCuriosity.

Watch a real-time visualization of its journey through space and get up-to-date data sets using NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System 3-D interactive. (Free browser plug-in required.)

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Where will you watch the landing on August 6?  Apply now to join the first ever multisite NASA Social! You can join in the landing party as well as getting a behind-the-scenes view of different centers’ contributions to the MSL mission. Registration is open until July 6.

Check out more videos here about Curiosity’s trip to Mars and what it will do when it gets there.

Want to watch what it took to build Curiosity?

Live stream by Ustream

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