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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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