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MassOfMediaDarkRoomControlCenter

nobody@flickr.com (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:56:33 -0700

Los Alamos National Laboratory posted a photo:

News Media from all over the world tour NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Control Center "Dark Room" during a media tour Saturday, August 4, 2012, before the anticipated landing of the Curiosity rover, the payload of the Mars Science Laboratory mission. Los Alamos National Laboratory has roles in three key technologies aboard the rover—a six-wheeled mobile science laboratory looking for signs of habitability on the Red Planet. Photo Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory/James Rickman

FlightDirectorMSLSaturday

nobody@flickr.com (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:56:35 -0700

Los Alamos National Laboratory posted a photo:

David Oh, Lead Flight Director for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Mission, explains the workings of Mission Control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, during a media tour on August 4, 2012. The Curiosity rover, a six-wheeled, roaming science laboratory, is scheduled to land on Mars on August 5, 2012. Los Alamos National Laboratory has roles in three key technologies aboard the rover—a six-wheeled mobile science laboratory looking for signs of habitability on the Red Planet. Photo Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory/James Rickman

MSLLuckyPeanuts

nobody@flickr.com (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:56:35 -0700

Los Alamos National Laboratory posted a photo:

In anticipation of a successful landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, a jar of "lucky peanuts" stands at the ready at the Flight Director's station at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It is a JPL tradition for the flight director to hand out peanuts to mission control personnel after a successful extraterrestrial landing. Los Alamos National Laboratory has roles in three key technologies aboard the rover—a six-wheeled mobile science laboratory looking for signs of habitability on the Red Planet. Photo Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory/James Rickman

MSLDarkRoomControlCenter

nobody@flickr.com (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:56:34 -0700

Los Alamos National Laboratory posted a photo:

NASA operations manager Jim McClure shows off the workings of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Control Center "Dark Room" during a media tour Saturday, August 4, 2012, before the anticipated landing of the Curiosity rover, the payload of the Mars Science Laboratory mission. Los Alamos National Laboratory has roles in three key technologies aboard the rover—a six-wheeled mobile science laboratory looking for signs of habitability on the Red Planet. Photo Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory/James Rickman

LifeSizeCuriosityRover

nobody@flickr.com (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:56:36 -0700

Los Alamos National Laboratory posted a photo:

Jordan Evans, Engineering Development Operations manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, stands next to a life-sized model of the Curiosity rover on Saturday, August 4, 2012—the day before the anticipated landing of the rover on Mars. Los Alamos National Laboratory has roles in three key technologies aboard the rover—a six-wheeled mobile science laboratory looking for signs of habitability on the Red Planet. To demonstrate the massive scale of the Curiosity rover, a life-size model of a previous Mars rover sits next to the Curiosity model. Photo Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory/James Rickman

MSLMobCassiniRoom

nobody@flickr.com (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:56:33 -0700

Los Alamos National Laboratory posted a photo:

In anticipation of the Sunday, August 5, 2012, Curiosity rover landing on Mars, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory was overrun by the news media and the curious. Los Alamos National Laboratory has roles in three key technologies aboard the rover—a six-wheeled mobile science laboratory looking for signs of habitability on the Red Planet. In this photo, a group gets briefed by NASA personnel in the press room, which features a half-scale model of the Cassini space craft in the background. Los Alamos National Laboratory instruments fly aboard Cassini as well. Photo Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory/James Rickman

MSLMediaRoomSaturday

nobody@flickr.com (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:56:33 -0700

Los Alamos National Laboratory posted a photo:

In anticipation of the Sunday, August 5, 2012, Curiosity rover landing on Mars, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory was overrun by the news media and the curious. Los Alamos National Laboratory has roles in three key technologies aboard the rover—a six-wheeled mobile science laboratory looking for signs of habitability on the Red Planet. In this photo, the press room at JPL is already packed with journalists and bustling with activity on Saturday, August 4, 2012. Photo Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory/James Rickman