L I F E ON MARS?
GFX LOWER THIRD: JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL) PASADENA, CA
GFX LOWER THIRD: MISSION CONTROL NASA’s Mars Program
JENNIFER TROSPER Mission Manager:
Something I think we all wonder about as we look up in the night sky is if we’re really alone in this universe. And trying to understand that is one of the great mysteries that we have.
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL), PASADENA, CA
ROB MANNING Lead Systems Engineer: Over the centuries, Mars has been this enigmatic, little red dot in the sky.
It invigorated imaginations of millions of people. What could be going on in that distant land?
ASHLEY STROUPE Rover Driver:
The overall goal of the whole Mars Program has been the question of, “Did Mars ever actually have life?” So, especially earlier on in the Mars missions, we were following the water. And that’s because, at least on Earth, everywhere that we find water, there’s life. And so the question is, “Was there water on Mars? What kind of water, and could that have helped sustain life?”
ROB MANNING: So, in the mid-’70s, the two Viking missions were kind of the epitome of exploration at the time. NASA sent two orbiters and two landers, which would give us a whole new perspective on Mars.
JENNIFER TROSPER, MISSION MANAGER
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