Obviously, the entry, decent and landing is a very big challenge. I think we're going down the path... retiring a lot of the risk in the technology. But there's still the whole validation process... and still a lot of effort ahead to make that work.
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We're going to be able to learn much more from orbit. And I'm confident that in the end we'll pick out the best MSL landing site. If you only have one to send, you send it to the best place you can on Mars.Richard Cook
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We're sprouting new ideas as we go along, and the plan is more or less the same.
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If it lasts for five times that...I wouldn't be all that shocked. But we certainly don't want to go into it thinking that way.
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It potentially resulted in the loss of the mission.
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The international community has shown a real interest in being involved in our search, ... We appreciate their efforts and I think it shows that Mars is something that captivates everyone's imagination.
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