NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover VS Curiosity - What's New? What's Improved?

In today’s video, we do an overview of NASA's #PerseveranceRover, also known as #Mars2020, the rocket that will take it there, the timeline, the landing sequence, and then compare it to its older sibling, Curiosity to see what’s changed and what has stayed the same including its instruments and mission!
Timestamps!!!
00:00 - Intro
02:50 - Launch / Transit Overview
05:30 - Entry / Descent / Landing Timeline
09:00 - Perseverance VS Curiosity
22:00 - JPL Engineer Bobak Ferdowsi
22:45 - Conclusion
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[@nanoa4863]

"After i landed my friend, i just *yeeted* my self to the sky and die" -Mars Crane 2021

[@sultansuleymanthemagnifice5647]

“After i have done my mission i just stay there and die” -mars rover 2021

[@tim.1576]

He had one job.

[@Endeva09]

Quite depressing really isn’t it

[@LeeryMuscrat]

Space travel is crazy sometimes. Imagine if instead of brakes, you slowed your car down by just ejecting the wheels. Thats what they are essentially doing with the sky crane. And yet, its still the best method for the task. Science be crazy yo

[@pauljohnwallace]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@waterrocketlab151]

Touchdown Confirmed, We Are Safe On Mars

[@grimacegaming7350]

Or are we? Vsause theme plays

[@Tekker2234]

I am so happy everything went well

[@-therogueone45-57]

@@Tekker2234 same

[@dimitris5866]

@@Tekker2234 Finally some good news.

[@DanielJacksonMusic]

Same

[@ryanexx5250]

This is why nasa needs more funding. Imagine what they could do with the military’s funding. We’d be decades ahead in technology!

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

Imagine what we could do with the money spent on Cocaine and other illicit drugs ... As far as it goes ... when the Cold War ended ... there were nerds out there saying "OK. Now - lets take all that money we were spending because of the Cold War and are NOT going to be spending on the military now - and spend it on Space Exploration!!!" But - that didn't happen - did it? Are we better off because of what we did spend it on? .

[@ryanexx5250]

Bob Smith nasa has done a lot of research that has improved people’s lives

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

@@ryanexx5250 Of course it has. The point was - that an increase in it's budget doesn't need to be had by taking money from the military. Why do so many people today seem to be challenged when it comes to reading comprehension? Were you confused because I made reference to "nerds"? This is a Space Nerds Channel. Everyone here (including me) is a nerd. ??? Oh ... and ... you're not one of those people that Thumb's Up their own posts are you? .

[@egooidios5061]

No, you would be invaded by China in 2-3 years

[@serchamaco22]

Science need more funding.

[@Dext3r0us]

curiosity: who are you? perseverance: I am you. But stronger

[@milestone1719]

Opportunity and Spirit: We are you but older.

[@BobStein]

@@milestone1719 Perseverance: But I will outlive you both.

[@TatsumikuTheMusicalGhazt]

@@BobStein Oppy who survived 14 years : Challenge accepted

[@BobStein]

@@TatsumikuTheMusicalGhazt Perseverance: You are the one to beat Opportunity ... (salutes) ... you Babe Ruth of rovers you

[@TatsumikuTheMusicalGhazt]

@@BobStein [Ofc Oppy would beat Opportunity because they're the same rover]

[@DTHRocket]

I helped assemble and test the sample handling arm. Super cool feeling, hope it makes it to Mars!

[@SendirianAja]

yo this guy multitalented as f

[@esecallum]

You should have sent an automated digital scanning microscope with it to look for life from the samples. pointless waste to have a sampling arm without an automated digital microscope

[@SendirianAja]

@@esecallum should've installed high powered laser to blast them aliens

[@austinwithano4941]

@@SendirianAja should have a mask so it can respect The times were in

[@paxtoncargill4661]

@@SendirianAja We should send bacteria, wait 3 billion years, and then blast them aliens

[@daltonduncan7285]

They need to send a centipede or Boston Dynamics "dog" to explore caves on Mars on the next rover. If they sent Spot, they could call the rover "Rover".

[@aaravjoshi5207]

we might need to tell this to NASA or aske tim to tell thisElon musk lol good idia by the way

[@ImieNazwiskoOK]

Are there any caves on Mars that you could acces through surface? And Spot would must be bigger to have RTG and other and have better isolation.

[@drizzleamstizzle233]

Imię Nazwisko you could put it inside an other rover, and charge it there

[@emkkahn]

LMFAO!

[@tattwogyanimohanty3854]

so so true

[@alinasreddine8857]

Who’s here after perseverance safely landed on mars

[@starxvi9838]

Me

[@DanielJacksonMusic]

Me

[@aarizaaronrayyanhaiqal4019]

Me

[@OfficialJanky]

Me

[@joeiken3357]

I'm not

[@jduran1174]

"It's getting dark, and my battery is low."

[@user-wg3tc4qr2e]

RIP 😭😭😭😭

[@anarchyantz1564]

Daisy......Daisy......gi..ve.....m..e........your.....answ....

[@hadhamalnam]

@@anarchyantz1564 I'm afraid Dave

[@anarchyantz1564]

@@hadhamalnam Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it.

[@wildlifevideos4120]

"Happy birthday"

[@theastronerd4090]

loving the new studio!

[@gabrielpena2070]

Loving your profile pic!

[@WheatManShredz]

Saw u on the other video............

[@emiliopenayo4738]

ok derek

[@nicholasn.2883]

This mission is if like someone had a crazy kerbal mission idea and hired thousands of people to help them with it.

[@geehammer1511]

That's how NASA works, multiple companies doing parts so they can't have funding pulled.

[@andrewbailey7999]

Missions like this are the cool side of NASA for sure. Often they're given too many restrictions and stipulations by politicians who don't know anything about space or engineering, but even so they're responsible for a hell of a lot of cutting edge research in some really cool areas!

[@3denym860]

And they play it without save and load

[@imagineaworld]

Except.... real ;)

[@siimpallum9249]

Yep

[@goblin5030]

Perseverance has successfully landed on Mars!!! Her first images are beautiful.

[@Dromfel]

the name of the crater "jezero" means literally "lake" in many slavic languages :) just a side note.

[@spacethink5491]

That's great

[@M1LKBeats]

@Daniel Hoefler haha

[@wtalkie]

In Arabic it means 'island'.

[@adamrezabek9469]

@@wtalkie wow. Now that Is wierd.

[@vscnx796]

Znam 🙃

[@sherdograndomvids370]

I remember Spirit and Opportunity landing in 2004 and I even remember Pathfinder when it was active on Mars 23years ago.

[@imammishkat7179]

TheKeister oh my god dude

[@JohnSmith77777]

Me too. and you can see the clear, planned out logical developments of the rovers. Pathfinder (just like the name( was a surface testing probe with a small rover) , groundbreaking at the time. Then the twin rover Spirit & Opportunity , both showing the ability to navigate Mars's surface and be able to care a mobile lab. And Mt goodness did they show the reliability and endurance of the engineering in the climate/conditions of Mars. Curiosity was the culmination of Pathfinder, Spirit & Opportunity experiences to produce a fully functional rover carrying a state-of-art laboratory on board and keep operating for over 8 years. Perseverance the next iterations then builds on 8 years of experience and unforeseen problems & solutions. It's testimony to genuinely long term planning and a clear goal.

[@cefarix]

Yep same here. I also remember being so excited for the launch of Cassini as a kid. And watching the livestream of the Phoenix landing.

[@pamnay6205]

@TheKeister guezz

[@zeitgeist909]

Me too! Don't you wish we were landing comparable landers on locations like Titan? WTF happened to NASA? Why is it always Mars, Mars, Mars?

[@OwenSparks]

2:35 Tim: “And since this is a pretty long video...” Me: Ive seen things that you people wouldn’t believe.

[@mysticmarble94]

BladeRunner reference or just coincidence ?

[@derkatzenfuerst6077]

Have you seen the 4 hour long Witcher 1 review? It's part 1/3.

[@sithsaiyan4529]

Like Alex Jones on the JRE podcast, or Darth Vader breathing for 10 hours...?

[@joed1950]

Roy Batty: "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die." Blade Runner

[@brittneyholmes4436]

Hey Tim u are like my real mentor. You inspired me to study real hard in 10th to get science and I really want to join ISRO (Indian space research organisation) after college. Thank you for Bringing down space on earth

[@Chris_winthers]

Since we Called opportunity "oppy"' lets call this one"percy'

[@wisetinedmanatee4431]

I like it

[@alpacamybag9103]

You have my vote. Ahh Percy

[@neonmaple5259]

I like it, I shall call the rovers by their cute lil names from now on

[@Sunny-vu2bq]

Y A S

[@WilliamFord972]

They already do.

[@kdseeker1186]

Does perseverance sing “Happy Birthday” like Curiosity? Edit : Question Mark

[@arthurvilain7270]

It would be pretty awesome if they sang happy birthday to each other.

[@ketchup_da_floof3772]

No, it does not

[@kdseeker1186]

@@ketchup_da_floof3772 Phuck

[@hl_scientist1964]

@@arthurvilain7270 :(

[@sithsaiyan4529]

That is so depressing.

[@Formula1st]

When I heard you talking about this on OLF, I didn’t think you meant that soon! Getting more and more high quality👍

[@Formula1st]

@Harry Joelsson our ludicrous future, a podcast about science by Tim, Joe Scott and Ben Sullins

[@aaravjoshi5207]

me to was also thinking the same thing

[@shinjonanimations1772]

Hey Tim u are like my real mentor. You inspired me to study real hard in 10th to get science and I really want to join ISRO (Indian space research organisation) after college. Thank you for Bringing down space on earth

[@moonwar9894]

You do you, reach your goals.

[@CuriousNikhil]

Hey! that's great! Tim is awesome!

[@aaravjoshi5207]

nice I am also from India best of luck

[@Formula1st]

@@aaravjoshi5207 India has a lot of space fans, I hope you lot do some awesome things in the future

[@MarcusDBennett]

Yes! Keep going, make the world a better place!

[@benjaminriches9736]

I love the idea of the Ingenuity drone, but I cannot wait for the Dragonfly mission to Titan in the future.

[@Ekstrax]

My favourite thing to look forward to right now is the feel of relief when Perseverance lands safely!

[@-therogueone45-57]

haha lol u good bud

[@garyfuller6539]

Just finished watching this. Excellent, coherent, timely presentation about Curiosity vs. Perseverance. I guess I’m going to have to become a Patreon, because the world needs to understand rocket science...and you do a good-no, great-job explaining things. Bravo.

[@EverydayAstronaut]

Wow thank you Gary! That means a lot!

[@aaravjoshi5207]

that will also make you one step closer to going to mars

[@kindlin]

NIce use of the em-dash!

[@garyfuller6539]

Everyday Astronaut So, on the 1st I’ll start out as a Pilot and see how it goes. Maybe I’ll climb the remaining steps if I can contribute something useful. Stand by!

[@mgabrysSF]

I particularly like how he shows the math.

[@hoodiegamer9256]

Nobody: Flat earthers: “perseverance is a paid actor”

[@alvinxyz7419]

Ingenuity is the stunt actor 😂

[@hoodiegamer9256]

Stone Mask lmao

[@Palpatine101_]

@@alvinxyz7419flat earthers be like curiosity is a retired actor

[@Cloud9ninja]

"Space" is literally a psyop to control the masses. 😂

[@VerisimilitudeDude]

@@Cloud9ninja No it's not. Get a telescope and you'll see that because different heavenly bodies take different focal lengths, they are, in fact, different distances from Earth. But you don't want the truth do you? You want to feel smug thinking you know the truth when you really don't.

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

*Perserverance lands on mars* Curiosity: “huh, who are you ?” Perseverance: “I’m you, but newer” Curiosity: “wait, :0”

[@Cybernaut551]

And...that's how Curiosity and Persy became Robo friends.

[@CesarGonzalez-cb6yu]

@@Cybernaut551 nnnnnjnnj. Nn nn n n. N. N. N. N. N. Nn n. N. N. N n. N n. N. Nnnn n. N n. Nnn n. N. N. N n. N. N. N. N. N. N. Iboko. What hook 🪝 is I n it

[@TheDerperado]

Your videos are so much more informative and better conducted than a lot of TV documentaries. I can't even imagine how much you work for these videos!

[@arrowshot3000]

Never realized how big they are 😮

[@ImieNazwiskoOK]

They are big boiiiiis

[@imagineaworld]

They must have made a smaller prototype because I specifically remember it being about 5 feet tall Mandela strikes again

[@Fummy007]

@@imagineaworld Thats Spirit/Opportunity. Also they are only 6 ft tall including the mast.

[@joshuahardy4922]

They are basically a mini sized remote controled mars car of science

[@siimpallum9249]

Me neither

[@hockeybear12]

Let’s not forget the amazing work done by both spirit and opportunity whose missions lasted far beyond their mandates ...

[@02markcal]

Yeah, I wish they were still chugging around Mars but they way overachieved so they will never be forgotten.

[@marcomadrisotti2639]

@@02markcal Aye

[@catthecommentbothunter6890]

Last word of opportunity rover is “my battery is low and its getting dark"

[@nickandersonco]

The quality and attention to detail of your videos are absolutely impressive. I can tell that you must put a lot of time and effort into these videos and I really appreciate it.

[@aviladsm]

My name is there! This is something I have always been fascinated and passionate about. I love space exploration!

[@gyozagumball]

Omg rlly? How did your name get on there?

[@-therogueone45-57]

wait what

[@aviladsm]

@@gyozagumball Hey! Yes, a couple of years back they publicly announced that they will be taking names up with Percy to Mars and they opened the sign up to the public, millions signed up, I was pretty early to it, my girlfriend let me know and her and I submitted our names quickly!

[@aviladsm]

@@-therogueone45-57 yes! , a couple of years back they publicly announced that they will be taking names up with Percy to Mars and they opened the sign up to the public, millions signed up, I was pretty early to it, my girlfriend let me know and her and I submitted our names quickly!

[@nuckerball1259]

I cant express how fundamentally changing having the first real footage and real time sound of another planet will be.

[@HashtagBirdyy]

Lol it's not really "real time" though.... Takes a few minutes to send and receive info from mars

[@megaangryjoe]

@@HashtagBirdyy yes, but it's not going to be a timelapse type video, it'll be a full quality video WITH SOUNDS :o

[@MTerrance]

Since Mars only has 10% of the atmospheric pressure of Earth the sounds will be very attenuated. Since NASA knows one heck of a lot more than I do, I have to think the microphone will be spec'd to deal with that.

[@fernandomota669]

The new setup looks really good tim, congrats!

[@JohnnyZenith]

It's too dark.

[@somerandomguy711]

V

[@fernandomota669]

JohnnyZenith yes but it’s kind of part of the whole thing. Like eight he red lights and the black electron model. But yes, some light would be good

[@thomassnoek8265]

True

[@pixelgamer4985]

Who's watching after Perseverance landed successfully

[@brennanbosco9477]

me

[@mariolis]

me

[@AcheForWake]

Oh yes

[@brianstabile165]

Me F for oppy

[@o-k9267]

Love your content man, I really wish you the growth you deserve.

[@jhyland87]

9:46 Ohh man... the tracks on the Perseverance rovers wheels are straight.. I suppose someone decided that JPL had left its signature over enough of Mars' surface. Lame... I thought that was ingenious! (If you aren't aware, the asymmetrical and uneven treads on the Curiosity rovers wheels spell out _JPL_ in Morse code - which is epic).

[@Appletank8]

iirc, a QnA session explained that the funky wheels were annoyingly fragile, so they’re really badly dented right now.

[@KSPUnitedYT]

Really? Wow!

[@takanara7]

The old wheels broke so perhaps they decided not to play around on the wheels this time. Also, the tracks get covered in dust in a few years so it's not like the moon where they stay forever.

[@Markle2k]

The tread pattern is still used to compare distance travelled vs. wheel rotation count. It wasn’t just a vanity project.

[@bunnymerlin]

ebic

[@6580durra]

My 7 year old Daughters name is on it. 👍🏼

[@brickonblock5183]

Really cool man thats soemthing to be proud of

[@Si_Vert]

My 7 year old Step-Daughter's name is on it too :)

[@juniorr2646]

😡 Why

[@6580durra]

@@juniorr2646 along with 10.9 million others, why not?

[@brickonblock5183]

@@juniorr2646 why are you so angry?

[@acanuck1679]

Excellent video, Tim. The comparison with Curiosity really helped to illustrate the substantial differences between that rover and Perseverance.

[@JeremyMcCrearyTechnicalLEGO]

Excellent comparo! So excited that we now have 2 journeys of discovery to follow on Mars.

[@lochill6033]

15:32 I actually managed to sign up in time so my name will be on there !

[@Orion-sd1zz]

Me too!

[@josephm6719]

Y'all so freaking lucky!!

[@Jak_Extreme]

So exciting to know that apart of me will be on mars

[@hawkdsl]

Same; I'm also on just about all the other ones from the past.. I be graffiti tagging the whole solar system.

[@sfsdude4529]

I also have my name on it

[@yulaviation3868]

Hi Tim Video idea: What are solid rocket boosters and how they work

[@geoffreyporter6373]

Solid rocket boosters are fireworks. But bigger and don't explode at the end.

[@f205v]

@@geoffreyporter6373 well, "usually" don't explode at the end! ;)

[@stijn2472]

@@f205v In this field we call it rapid unplanned disassembly.

[@pmj_studio4065]

@@stijn2472 unscheduled*

[@jamesmccann5644]

Rapid Unplanned Disassembly (Explosive). Or RUDE for short.

[@joshuawiggins3891]

Very good video tim been watching you since day one keep up the good work love the new set up 👌

[@spaceenjoyer8304]

1 day before landing. Is anyone here?

[@NotaTechGuy177]

I'm soooooo hyped

[@spicyleaves8876]

1 hour pog?

[@OnlyGalaxy]

It’s done and it was awesome

[@goblin5030]

11 hours after landing and I’m still in awe

[@grogyan]

Just want to say, thanks for primarily using metric, when making this video

[@hawkdsl]

Normal people would like to thank you for including normal numbers along side the metric ones. :)

[@davidvreugdenhil4557]

@@hawkdsl metric is normal pretty much every one uses it except a couple morons that think they're everything

[@alz9326]

@@davidvreugdenhil4557 no we do

[@davidvreugdenhil4557]

@@alz9326 only American people use imperial the rest of the world uses metric you're the only ones don't

[@hawkdsl]

@@davidvreugdenhil4557 And the last super power. Coincidence? I think not! All triggering aside.. Actually the US is kinda in the middle. We use miles and feet, but the money is metric. Just about all mechanical constructions are metric, like cars and planes. It's not a biggie... No really, it's not.

[@pauchips99]

See y’all on the perseverance launch next week!

[@samburnes9389]

Hopefully!

[@aaravjoshi5207]

Will be there

[@juancarlospinzonmedina6377]

hey

[@thedirty530]

I'm from Northern California where in 2018 the town next to us named Paradise was almost completely destroyed by the Camp Fire & I just learned that the 85 people who died name's are engraved on the plaque at 15:32 along with "Paradise Strong"....That is an absolutely beautiful way to remember them and just to know that their names will be there forever is something that almost brings a tear to my eye when I think about it. We ❤️ Perseverance!

[@KevinTheCaravanner]

Love these deep dives. Even though Perseverance has been on Mars for some time this video is one of the best for Perseverance info. Thanks Tim.

[@timothybellamy737]

This chanel has gotten me into space and soon im giong to start making a new mini liquid fueled engine.

[@kommandantgalileo]

Me too

[@_mikolaj_]

I agree. People say SpaceX is trying to pull people into space, but in my opinion, this channel is doing it very well

[@stevenalbano5686]

Me too. Please suggest chanel to return safely to earth...

[@Shadow_The_Pad]

Waaaaaaaa wait how? I have worked on like, little water rockets... but that's amazing.

[@timothybellamy737]

@@Shadow_The_Pad go check out the chanel, Not mad rocket scientist.

[@alexlandherr]

I was twelve when Curiosity landed and I remember it especially because that’s about the same time when CERN announced the discovery of the Higgs Boson. What a great (late) summer!

[@briankimotho5622]

Dude...This Video was Worth it and congratulations on the new Studio Upgrade

[@litapd311]

came back after the launch. the world was hype to see footage of the landing on a different planet! thank you for going through all the details and differences!

[@theyounghistorian5791]

I really like how the curiosity rover has a rocket powered parachute. Also, can you make a part 3 on the cancelled series and great channel!

[@funnyitworkedlasttime6611]

Upvote, plus make sure to HL-20 (the precursor to Dream Chaser!!)

[@norths9]

Also the canceled falcon rickets

[@davidvreugdenhil4557]

@@norths9 scott manley has a series on cancelled spacex things

[@norths9]

I know but it’s fun to listen to like 37473829 related videos

[@olliecole7163]

17:50 still faster than my internet

[@christymartinez5884]

Should've gotten Mark Rober to talk about Curiosity! Would've been a great collab

[@GrooveFederation]

another great video, love your work and how pumped you are for all things space

[@scottdongnguyenkhang2878]

your video quality is getting so much better keep it up Tim (My favorite KZbinr)

[@alexalban8688]

Oh my god Tim uploaded a video! *drops everything I was doing* Love your work, Tim!

[@jb76489]

Imagine making a mars rover and not having it destroyed on impact *this post made by the ESA gang*

[@acecodemaster1337]

Soon to be joined by China gang

[@carameltherelorian2544]

Oop-

[@heyyo2828]

Oof

[@TheChico868]

Imperial and Metric gang

[@rwboa22]

@@TheChico868 NASA actually uses metric for the design, building, and launching of all of its spacecraft (due to the Germans for Project Mercury and Project Apollo, and the later partnerships with Canada, ESA, and JAXA). The use of US Customary units (Imperial units, while similar to the older pre-1776 English/US Customary units, are actually different as the British overhauled it's measurement units in 1826) is more for Public Affairs purposes.

[@jonmason1955]

Awesomely interesting! New studio looking great. I'll be here on the 18th and NASA TV! LOVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM!!

[@ludwinggonzalezarroyo1743]

Me: curiosity vs perseverance Younger me: Walle vs Walle 2.0

[@user-vi2pv5sb2l]

Spirit and opportunity be watching like are we pre walles or sum

[@dominikjames7269]

Imagine if Curiosity and Perseverance rovers met each other on Mars.

[@ChuckCreagerJr]

Nice thought, it would probably not be practical.

[@CubeDifferent]

Just think if they did a fist bump

[@k.rizz.]

Perseverance be like “I’m you, just better and younger”

[@jamesmnguyen]

It would be cool, but practically useless because that would mean less science. Overlapping areas.

[@rzor1911]

James Nguyen yep

[@kirtil5177]

imagine if perseverance finds curiosity after it finishes its main goal and takes a group selfie on mars

[@spicyleaves8876]

What if they both can find oppy’s corpse?

[@vigilantobserver8389]

Facinating and so informative! Well explained. I just subscribed!

[@learnwithbaqir1766]

great video telling us about both rovers on basic level.... amazing..

[@EstorilEm]

New drinking game - every time he says “PerseverIANCE”

[@Cybernaut551]

Just stop YOLOing.

[@WhyPee24]

Should've gotten Mark Rober to talk about Curiosity! Would've been a great collab

[@brickonblock5183]

Yeah I hoped for that

[@SidBarnhoorn]

Great video, thanks for the info! Looking forward to the launch and seeing what Perseverance will discover! :D

[@projectretro8243]

Yoo, you inspired me to get a mars mova globe. Thank you Tim! It always inspires me when i’m doing my homework.

[@eannamcnamara9338]

1:54 it might not be curiosity but seeing that nice VGR1 (i assume voyager 1) really made me happy.

[@Mythricia1988]

My name is on Perseverance, as well as on the InSight lander! My #1 reason to be excited about Perseverance is that once it has launched **and** landed in good health, I can finally stop having a nervous breakdown every couple of weeks thinking about it. I'm dead serious. The anxiety over these big missions is overwhelming ;_; I really look forward to the microphones and cameras. The Curiosity rover did actually have a microphone on-board, coupled with the lander camera, unfortunately it had a problem during pre-launch testing and it was decided to disable it, as it was not mission-critical, and it was definitely not worth missing a launch window over trying to trace down the issue. I was really bummed over that back in 2012, and even though there might not be a whole lot to listen to over there, I still want to hear it. Even if it's just white noise... It'll be martian white noise, mmkay.

[@aperson2730]

THANK YOU , I found this very informative since I was curious about the rover's specs.

[@elijahstribling2284]

I don't know how often you read these but I've listened to all the music you've made and it is absolutely wonderful I would support any new music and videos you put out

[@javedfitclub4291]

Who here on 9 February21. Just 9 days to go lets go 👏👏👏👏

[@soup-flavored-soup6613]

FOUR DAYSSSSS

[@blockblock5193]

wow haven’t watched in so long but he hasn’t changed..

[@MattNeufy]

Welcome back!

[@nagualdesign]

He's stopped wearing that festering spacesuit.

[@Zombie-fb5zf]

New subscriber loving your work very interesting 🧐 especially like how you let viewers know the time line of videos so you can skip to parts I’m most interested in.

[@CalMariner]

Love the great graphics, and the new studio setup!

[@spicybaguette7706]

Noooo you can't just fly in mars' atmosphere, it's too thin! *Haha mars drone go brrrrrrr*

[@Moonknife]

Very loudly

[@ILIKEOTTERS]

The weaker gravity is what makes it possible if anyone's wondering

[@spaceforlife3288]

Best KZbin channel ever!

[@sicqnuschannel4126]

Thanks for the video. Great job.

[@nicolafiorelli1319]

really GREAT job on this video. I love the time tags!!! And the shirt 🤓

[@cadenmccorvey4153]

My name is on the Perseverance and I just remembered because I put it on there so long ago.

[@soup-flavored-soup6613]

What

[@cadenmccorvey4153]

@@soup-flavored-soup6613 NASA let you put your name on a plaque on the rover. Its something to do with Frequent Flyer!

[@stevx007]

same here

[@soup-flavored-soup6613]

@@cadenmccorvey4153 oh that’s cool

[@adolphin4352]

when the rover on another planet has a better internet connection than I do

[@theaccountant3261]

LMAO

[@-therogueone45-57]

LOL

[@robertorzech2466]

Great video ! Thanks for sharing ! Cheers

[@rogerhalt3991]

Great video breakdown with short explanations for each part. I am really looking forward to the rocket carrier bringing it down to the surface of Mars.

[@fangio2902]

watching on 16th February, really excited for the 7 Minutes of terror!!

[@moldzillam261]

Today’s the day

[@spicyleaves8876]

@@moldzillam261 this hour is the hour

[@Naughtystimpy]

18:05 Martians will be watching porn at 10 bits per second

[@fruitpunchsamurai8]

Bruhh🤣🤣🤣

[@DhruvaDevOnline]

They'll know what it felt like for some of us who went through puberty with dial up !

[@norkisserrano]

If it freezes, at least it gives their hands a break. Lol

[@anarchyantz1564]

My first modem was 3600 dial up

[@johndododoe1411]

That's telegraph speed. It'll be like sexting without pictures. Like steamy loveletters that might be quoted in a romance novel.

[@MiloLabradoodle]

Great presentation and summary

[@shackvillneuve3279]

Just imagine how cool it would be if they make Curiosity and Perseverance have a meet on Mars, like a side to side selfie on another planet! That would be insane!

[@luckyirvin]

i salute the mighty Redmond Rocket factory, once called Rocket Research, now part of Aerojet. they built the big ones that will land Perseverance, that landed Curiosity, that landed two Vikings. the Redmond Rocket Factory also built the smaller ones that guided those landers on transit to Mars and then into the perilous atmospheric braking phase. Do not forget that Rocket Research rocket engines have guided NASA probes to every planet in our solar system and somewhat further on i salute the mighty folks at the mighty Redmond Rocket Factory.

[@jpmz5470]

Although this video is about Curiosity and Perseverance, I just wanna have a moment of silence for Opportunity. R.I.P.

[@ayh0210]

When humans land on Mars, I wish NASA'll bring Opportunity back to Earth and make it a memorial

[@saintricardo8746]

Can't help but tear up. Absolute mad lads

[@towelietowel4513]

I went on a field trip to JPL as a kid and got to see the construction of the Curiosity rover. Coolest memory of my life.

[@ripsumrall8018]

It'd be awesome if the "skycrane" just flew a distance away and landed! Ready to be refueled and flown again or just ready for future study.

[@BlackEpyon]

"refueled and flown again" By whom?

[@ripsumrall8018]

@@BlackEpyon How ever gets there first!

[@saffroncoasts6950]

@@BlackEpyon by us o don't know what for but a use could be found

[@chickentakeover2076]

I Wanna know where you got that electron rocket lol

[@NitinMurthy]

I believe Rocket Lab sent it to him.

[@chickentakeover2076]

@@NitinMurthy lol

[@publicmail2]

Revall

[@eastmanwebb5477]

This is an impressive video presentation. You have a new subscriber.

[@turquoiseknight]

It just launched and I found this video. Thanks!

[@nisman1888]

Never been so early for a video! Greets from Argentina!!

[@edgarvalles]

Perseverance should start a KZbin Vlog when it lands with all those cameras

[@22Tech]

this is SOO exciting, can't wait for february

[@frogsshadow4189]

Thanks to youtube for recommending this right after the landing!

[@iangolsby8471]

So excited to see this go down!!! Hopefully at a controlled speed, that is.

[@jackguhl4556]

Pointy end up and flamey end down we hope!

[@The.RandomTube]

Even hearing about this gave me a huge Adrenalin rush! Edit: I feel happy after watching this!

[@mlrnagoraplaystop4555]

Hey Tim Dodd, the everyday astronaut! Going to Mars, and learning the sun is hot, I love these videos explaining rovers and rockets, I’d save them all in Earth’s collective pockets, They’re well put together and flow real nice, I hope they can bring us some Martian Ice, On Perseverance we’ll see in High Definition, Bringing with it Earth’s great Ambition. Keep up the great work, you’re a hero and preacher, Spreading the love of space like a good teacher, Eyes to the stars, like in the olden days, Showing we’re all the same In our own Earth Ways.

[@LeeryMuscrat]

I remember the excitement i felt watching the Curiosity landing live. I cant wait to watch this one. There is just so much more exciting science going on here. And the onboard mics will make this a much more intense show.