JPL and the Space Age: The Changing Face of Mars

Other than Earth, no planet in our solar system has been so thoroughly or long examined as Mars. For decades, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has continuously explored the Red Planet with an array of orbiters, landers, and rovers. What laid the groundwork for this unparallel record of exploration? This 90-minute documentary describes the challenges of JPL's first attempts to send spacecraft to the Red Planet.

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