Mars Exploration Rover Mission

Maas Digital created this animation of the Mars Exploration Rover mission for Cornell University and NASA/JPL in 2003. 24fps, Sound Effects Only version.

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission (MER), is an ongoing robotic space mission involving two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring the planet Mars. It began in 2003 with the sending of the two rovers MER-A Spirit and MER-B Opportunity to explore the Martian surface and geology.

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US Robotic Exploration of Earth, Mars, Our Solar System and the Universe

US Robotic Exploration of Earth, Mars, Our Solar System and the Universe Randii R. Wessen, Ph.D., is the Deputy Manager of the Project Formulation Office at Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. For 27 years, he has worked on multiple spacecraft, including the search for Earth-like planets around other stars. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the British Interplanetary Society.

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The Journey of Exploration: Celebrating Planetary Science at Caltech

Produced in association with Caltech Academic Media Technologies. 2014 California Institute of Technology.

Produced in association with Caltech Academic Media Technologies. 2013 California Institute of Technology Attribution: - Design & Production: Caltech Acade.

A conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of quarks honoring Murray Gell-Mann was held at Caltech on December 9-10, 2013.

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Robotic Exploration of Venus

Robotic Exploration of Venus Here's a NASA promotional video showing a concept of how they could explore Venus with a group of robots.

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Robots, Humans and Future Exploration

During a public event at NASA Headquarters, televised on NASA TV, agency officials and crew members aboard the International Space Station celebrated the one year anniversary of The Mars Curiosity Rover's landing on Mars and discussed how its activities and other robotic projects are helping prepare for a human mission to Mars and an asteroid.

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