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Space Kids

Clip: Season 39 Episode 15 | 1m 34s  | Video has closed captioning.

For Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers, Curiosity's landing represented the culmination of many years of hard work and personal aspiration. In this video, they trace their love of space back to childhood memories and express their gratitude for being given the opportunity to land a rover on Mars.

Aired: 11/14/12

Rating: NR

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