Congratulations and hugs occurred between the control room staff Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, after the blog of NASA published the phrase “I am whole and safe in the surface of Mars.” “Gale Crater, here I am,” added the message sent from 248 million miles, in this successful phase of a mission with a budget of 2,500 million dollars.
Shortly after President Barack Obama described as “historic event” arrival at Mars in the browser. “Today, on Mars, America has made history,” he said in a statement released by the White House.
Antón Carreño, guest of NASA facilities CSIC attended live 7 minutes of terror and outlined the high professionalism that was present while an enormous strain.
As planned, the capsule deployed a giant parachute when it was about 11,000 meters alturapara halt the decline. About 20 feet above the ground, a crane lowered the Curiosity, which deployed its six legs and began his adventure wheels on Mars.
The vehicle performed “in perfect condition” acceleration at 3,600 meters per second toward the goal of his journey of 566 million kilometers, the mission has developed as scheduled. The purpose of this trip is to determine whether there has been life on Mars.