Allen Chen

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Flight Dynamics and Operations Lead for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent, and Landing team

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After  Curiosity landed  last night, it took 14 minutes for the message to arrive in the control room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

'Curiosity' Lands Safely on the Red Planet

After Curiosity landed last night, it took 14 minutes for the message to arrive in the control room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

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NASA's rover  Curiosity  survived " seven minutes of terror " last night to begin one of the most ambitious missions to another planet in human history.

'Curiosity' Lands Safely on the Red Planet

NASA's rover Curiosity survived " seven minutes of terror " last night to begin one of the most ambitious missions to another planet in human history.

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