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 We are pleased to offer the following high definition video of the Mars Science Laboratory to our Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers. These video files are presented in 720p resolution. Learn how you can subscribe to Spaceflight Now Plus. Questions about the high definition video can be emailed.  Onboard camera shows nose cone  Running Time: 26 sec File Size: 14 MB A camera on the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket's first stage was pointed skyward, capturing the nose cone shrouding the MSL spacecraft separating three-and-a-half minutes into flight.  DOWNLOADOnboard camera shows staging  Running Time: 51 sec File Size: 30 MB A camera on the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket captures the staging event as the main engine shuts down and the Centaur upper stage separates to ignite its engine to continue toward orbit. DOWNLOADFull launch experience  Running Time: 20 min 14 sec File Size: 738 MB This longer-length movie captures the final portion of the launch countdown and follows the Atlas 5 rocket's flight through arrival in the preliminary orbit carrying the Curiosity rover headed for Mars. DOWNLOADMSL launch as seen live  Running Time: 5 min 41 sec File Size: 173 MB The Atlas 5 rocket launches the Mars Science Laboratory from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 at 10:02 a.m. EST, sending Earth's Curiosity to explore the red planet! DOWNLOADLaunch replays: Our view  Running Time: 1 min 17 sec File Size: 50 MB The Atlas 5 rocket's launch carrying Mars Science Lab is viewed from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site in this video. (Replay includes live natural audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch replays: Press Site  Running Time: 22 sec File Size: 14 MB This is the view from Kennedy Space Center's Press Site at Complex 39 as Atlas 5 rocket takes off. (Replay includes live launch audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch replays: Umbilicals  Running Time: 14 sec File Size: 9 MB A close-up camera at the launch pad shows the umbilicals retracting from the Atlas 5 rocket at liftoff. (Replay includes live natural audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch replays: Integration Facility  Running Time: 1 min 3 sec File Size: 27 MB This view was captured from the Vertical Intergration Facility where the Atlas 5 rockets are assembled aboard a mobile launch platform and then rolled out to the pad at Complex 41. (Replay includes live launch audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch replays: Tracker west of pad  Running Time: 2 min 25 sec File Size: 92 MB The UCS 15 tracking camera positioned west of the Complex 41 launch pad captured this angle of the Atlas 5 launching NASA's New Horizons probe. (Replay includes live launch audio!) DOWNLOADLaunch replays: VAB roof  Running Time: 1 min 3 sec File Size: 40 MB A high definition camera atop the Vehicle Assembly Building roof captures the launch of the Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Mars-bound rover. (Replay includes live launch audio). DOWNLOADLaunch replays: Shuttle water tower  Running Time: 28 sec File Size: 18 MB Another space shuttle camera, this one mounted on the pad 39A water tower, shows ignition and liftoff of the Atlas 5 rocket with Curiosity. (Replay includes live launch audio). DOWNLOADLaunch replays: Patrick AFB  Running Time: 56 sec File Size: 35 MB A powerful tracking camera located at Patrick Air Force Base gives this view of the Atlas 5 rocket launching on the eastward trajectory from the Cape. (Replay includes live launch audio). DOWNLOADLaunch replays: Pad south  Running Time: 33 sec File Size: 21 MB Mars Science Lab's departure from Earth is seen in this view from the south of Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 looking across the waterway. (Replay includes live launch audio). DOWNLOADLaunch replays: Shuttle pad camera  Running Time: 22 sec File Size: 14 MB A camera mounted on the old space shuttle launch pad looks south to the Atlas rocket's Complex 41 to watch MSL's blastoff. (Replay includes live launch audio). DOWNLOADLaunch replays: Beach tracker  Running Time: 2 min 24 sec File Size: 87 MB A tracking camera at positioned on a mound along beach southeast of the launch pad provides this angle of the Atlas 5 rocket' liftoff. (Replay includes live launch audio). DOWNLOADProject manager interview  Running Time: 9 min 15 sec File Size: 331 MB This is a pre-launch interview with Mars Science Laboratory Project Manager Peter Theisinger of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. DOWNLOADPreviewing Atlas' ascent  Running Time: 5 min 9 sec File Size: 184 MB Learn about the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket's flight trajectory to deploy the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft on its interplanetary voyage. DOWNLOADAtlas rocket's pre-launch campaign  Running Time: 6 min 58 sec File Size: 253 MB This narrated movie compiles the highlights from the Atlas 5 rocket's pre-flight campaign at Cape Canaveral in preparation to launch the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft. DOWNLOADMSL's pre-launch campaign  Running Time: 7 min 34 sec File Size: 276 MB This narrated movie compiles the highlights of the Mars Science Lab and Curiosity rover undergoing the pre-launch preparation campaign in Cape Canaveral, Florida. DOWNLOADSpacecraft cleanroom tour  Running Time: 4 min 15 sec File Size: 374 MB David Gruel, manager of the Mars Science Lab's assembly, test and launch operations, provides this cleanroom tour to show the various elements of the spacecraft. DOWNLOADInterview with Deputy Project Scientist  Running Time: 3 min 20 sec File Size: 131 MB Mars Science Laboratory Deputy Project Scientist Ashwin R. Vasavada talks to Spaceflight Now's Stephen Clark about the mission ahead on the day the Atlas 5 that will carry the rover to the Red Planet rolled to the launch pad. DOWNLOADAtlas rocket rolled out for launch  Running Time: 4 min 36 sec File Size: 180 MB Towering 20 stories tall, the massive United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket is wheeled from its assembly building to the pad to begin final preparations to send NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft to the red planet. DOWNLOADRollout time-lapse views  Running Time: 53 sec File Size: 34 MB These three time-lapse videos were shot from a camera mound on the beach, atop the liquid oxygen ball at Complex 41 and inside the Vertical Assembly Building showing the Atlas 5 rocket's rollout. DOWNLOADRover nuclear power source  Running Time: 14 min 38 sec File Size: 558 MB The multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (MMRTG) for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission is lifted up and into the Vertical Integration Facility for installation into the Curiosity rover. DOWNLOADGetting onto the Martian surface  Running Time: 2 min 12 sec File Size: 81 MB This narrated animation depicts the 7-minute sequence of Mars Science Laboratory's entry, descent and landing on the Red Planet. DOWNLOADCuriosity exploring Mars  Running Time: 2 min 2 sec File Size: 76 MB This narrated animation depicts the Curiosity rover exploring the Red Planet for the Mars Science Laboratory mission. DOWNLOADThe landing site  Running Time: 2 min 30 sec File Size: 95 MB This animation shows Gale Crater on the Red Planet where the Mars Science Laboratory mission is headed with the Curiosity rover. DOWNLOADMeeting up with the Atlas 5  Running Time: 3 min 35 sec File Size: 138 MB An overhead crane carefully lifts the Mars Science Laboratory into the Vertical Integration Facility and places the spacecraft atop the rocket for launch. DOWNLOADTraveling to meet rocket  Running Time: 6 min 28 sec File Size: 245 MB A middle-of-the-night trek across the Kennedy Space Center to Complex 41 delivers the Mars Science Laboratory to the Atlas 5 rocket's Vertical Integration Facility. DOWNLOADAll aboard the transporter  Running Time: 13 min 50 sec File Size: 529 MB The assembled Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft is placed aboard the motorized transporter that will haul the payload to the Atlas 5 rocket hangar. DOWNLOADApplying the logos  Running Time: 9 min 48 sec File Size: 375 MB The Mars Science Laboratory mission logo and NASA emblem are placed onto the rocket's nose cone after encapsulation was finished. DOWNLOADSpacecraft goes into nose cone  Running Time: 13 min 44 sec File Size: 525 MB The Atlas 5 rocket's two-piece nose cone is placed around the Mars Science Laboratory to encapsulate the spacecraft for its launch from Earth. DOWNLOADReady for encapsulation  Running Time: 5 min 3 sec File Size: 190 MB Here's a final look at the Mars Science Laboratory on planet Earth before it gets shrouded within the Atlas 5 rocket's payload fairing. DOWNLOADThe heat shield  Running Time: 11 min 5 sec File Size: 426 MB The Mars Science Laboratory assembly process is completed by installing the heat shield that will protect the spacecraft during Martian atmospheric entry. DOWNLOADAll packed up  Running Time: 8 min 3 sec File Size: 307 MB These beauty shots taken in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility cleanroom show the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft all nestled in place before the heat shield is attached. DOWNLOADAdding the cruise ring  Running Time: 15 min 45 sec File Size: 600 MB The cruise stage ring is added atop the backshell with the rover and skycrane already packaged into the spacecraft structure. DOWNLOADInstalling the backshell  Running Time: 9 min 1 sec File Size: 346 MB The backshell section of the Mars Science Laboratory containing the parachutes receives the rover and skycrane combo during pre-flight integration for launch. DOWNLOADRover and skycrane mated  Running Time: 12 min 44 sec File Size: 489 MB The rocket-powered skycrane contraption is lowed onto the Curiosity rover as the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft is packed up for launch. DOWNLOADCentaur upper stage  Running Time: 8 min 31 sec File Size: 325 MB The cryogenically-fueled Centaur upper stage that will propel the Mars Science Laboratory initially into an Earth parking orbit and then on the escape trajectory to Mars is attached to the Atlas first stage. DOWNLOADThe payload shroud  Running Time: 8 min 4 sec File Size: 311 MB The two-piece Atlas rocket nose cone that will shroud the Mars Science Lab during ascent through Earth's atmosphere is delivered to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to await encapsulation around the spacecraft. DOWNLOADFinal SRB added  Running Time: 5 min 42 sec File Size: 217 MB The fourth and final solid rocket booster is lifted into position for mounting to the Atlas 5 rocket, providing the vehicle with a powerful kick at liftoff. DOWNLOADFirst solid rocket booster  Running Time: 7 min 21 sec File Size: 281 MB The first of four strap-on solid rocket boosters for the Atlas 5 vehicle is hoisted into the Vertical Integration Facility for installation. DOWNLOADFirst stage erected  Running Time: 8 min 57 sec File Size: 181 MB At the Vertical Integration Facility, the Atlas 5's first stage is erected aboard the mobile launch platform to begin the rocket's pre-flight assembly. DOWNLOADStowing the robot arm  Running Time: 4 min 40 sec File Size: 181 MB After completing its pre-launch test campaign, Curiosity's instrument-laden robotic arm folded up and stowed for flight. DOWNLOADThe rocket stages  Running Time: 13 min 27 sec File Size: 514 MB The Atlas 5 rocket's first stage and the Centaur upper stage convoy up through Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center to enter the storage hangar. DOWNLOADRover's launch arrives  Running Time: 6 min 2 sec File Size: 231 MB The United Launch Alliance Mariner rocket-transport vessel delivers the Atlas 5 rocket to Cape Canaveral from the factory in Alabama. DOWNLOADDeploying rover's wheels  Running Time: 9 min 54 sec File Size: 375 MB The Curiosity rover is flipped over and technicians deploy the six wheels for the vehicle to support itself on the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility floor. DOWNLOADStoring the power generator  Running Time: 8 min 19 sec File Size: 314 MB The multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator is enclosed in a protective mesh container, known as the "gorilla cage," and returned to its storage facility to await flight on Curiosity. DOWNLOADMMRTG fit check with rover  Running Time: 22 min 11 sec File Size: 848 MB In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (MMRTG) for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover is installed onto Curiosity rover for a pre-flight fit check. DOWNLOADNuclear power source arrives  Running Time: 8 min 8 sec File Size: 310 MB The multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (MMRTG) for the rover, enclosed in a shipping cask, arrives at the storage facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. DOWNLOADSpinning up the cruise ring  Running Time: 1 min 15 sec File Size: 48 MB The cruise stage ring undergoes spin-balance testing to ensure its stable configuration for the rotating voyage to Mars. DOWNLOADUncovering the Curiosity rover  Running Time: 6 min 58 sec File Size: 267 MB The Curiosity rover is revealed in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility as the protective shipping covering is removed. DOWNLOADUncovering the skycrane  Running Time: 5 min 17 sec File Size: 202 MB The rocket-powered skycrane that will gently set Curiosity onto the Martian surface is revealed in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility as the protective shipping covering is removed. DOWNLOADUnboxing the rover  Running Time: 4 min 6 sec File Size: 156 MB The shipping crate holding the Curiosity rover is opened in Florida at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to start unpacking the vehicle. DOWNLOADRover delivered to PHSF  Running Time: 4 min 26 sec File Size: 171 MB Workers transport the container holding the Curiosity rover to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for final assembly and testing for launch. DOWNLOADRover arrives in Florida  Running Time: 10 min 27 sec File Size: 397 MB The Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity touches down on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane. DOWNLOADDescent weights installed  Running Time: 5 min 32 sec File Size: 214 MB Ejectable weights are installed onto the aeroshell in preparation for launch. The ballast masses will be jettisoned during atmospheric descent at Mars to change the spacecraft's center of gravity to achieve the desired orientation. DOWNLOADAdding the solar arrays  Running Time: 6 min 41 sec File Size: 256 MB The power-generating solar panels are installed around the outer surface on the cruise ring that feeds power to spacecraft systems during the interplanetary trek from Earth to Mars. 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