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MEDLI Captured Falling to Mars

Curiosity captured this image of its heat shield, with the MEDLI hardware attached, falling to the surface of Mars following separation.

Success for MSL Entry, Descent, & Landing Instrument

When the Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Aug. 6, researchers for the MSL Entry, Descent, & Landing Instrument (MEDLI) were already cheering.

"Tango Delta" on Mars: As Seen on IMAX at the VASC

At 1:30 a.m. EDT, more than 300 people sat in the Virginia Air Space Center's IMAX theater with expectations and uncertainty. No one could predict what was about to happen.

Langley's Role in the Mars Science Laboratory Mission

Langley Research Center has two critical roles in NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission.

Langley's Involvement in Mars Missions

From Viking to Mars Rover Curiosity, Langley has been part of each of NASA's Mars explorations.

"Touch down confirmed. We're safe on Mars"

NASA's Curiosity rover has landed on Mars!

Hitchhiking Sensors Capture Curiosity's Entry

NASA scientists specializing in hypersonic flight can't wait to get their hands on data that'll be captured during Curiosity's Mars landing.

NASA Langley Hits the Mark for Mars Landing Social

More than 30 participants arrived at Langley this morning for NASA Langley's Mars Science Laboratory Social Media event.

Getting Curiosity to Mars, One Simulation at a Time

Though the Curiosity rover is expected to land at approximately 1:31 a.m. EST, NASA Langley Research Center's role with the Mars Science Laboratory comes into play at about 1:24 a.m. EST, when a complex sequence of events unfolds during Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL).

MSL Entry, Descent and Landing Instrumentation (MEDLI)

Sensors in MSL's heat shield feed NASA researchers' curiosity about high-speed flight in out-of-this-world atmospheres.

Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent & Landing Instrumentation (MEDLI)

Langley is 'All Systems Go' to Make History on Mars

During a Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) news conference at NASA's Langley Research Center, Jody Davis compared her role in the mission to an Olympic athlete who has trained for years.

Beam Mars Up, RTIMS: NASA Langley-developed Technology on Curiosity

Imagine the Curiosity rover as it lands on Mars on begins to explore the Gale Crater. From the mast of the rover, the ChemCam shoots a laser beam at rocks and soil as smoke arises.

A Martian Chronicle

Jim Young knows what folks at NASA will be going through when the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission plunges into the Martian atmosphere at more than 13,000 miles per hour in hopes of a safe landing in the early morning hours of August 6th.

MSL/MEDLI are on their way to Mars

More than 200 people – NASA Langley employees and their families and members of the public - crammed into the IMAX theatre at the Virginia Air & Space Center, Nov. 26, the Saturday morning after Thanksgiving.

Langley's Mars Team Preps to Meet the Press

As members of NASA Langley's Mars Entry Descent and Landing (EDL) team entered the newsroom of the Pearl Young Theatre, lenses and microphones turned in their direction.

Celebrate the NASA Mars Launch at Va. Air & Space Center

Dozens of employees at NASA's Langley Research Center are eagerly awaiting the Saturday after Thanksgiving and the scheduled launch of Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) and its Curiosity rover.