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    Which Way, L.A.?

    The Mars Mission: Made in LA

    At 10:31 Sunday evening, Pacific Standard Time, the Mars Laboratory called " Curiosity " will land on the Red Planet, after decelerating from 13,000 miles an hour in just seven minutes. We hear about some of the reasons for nail-biting at the Jet Propulsion Lab and Cal Tech in Pasadena.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    At 10:31 Sunday evening, Pacific Standard Time, the Mars Laboratory called "Curiosity" will land on the Red Planet, after decelerating from 13,000 miles an hour in just seven minutes. We hear about some of the reasons for nail-biting at the Jet Propulsion Lab and Cal Tech in Pasadena.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Ian O'Neill

      astrophysicist and science writer

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      Steven Lee

      Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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      Bethany Ehlmann

      Caltech

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