We are going to Mars

[Ms Tree]

Mars Mission

A signal from NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, including the new Curiosity rover, was received by officials on the ground shortly after spacecraft separation. The spacecraft is flying free and headed for Mars after separation from the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that started it on its journey to the Red Planet. Liftoff was on time at 10:02 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Pretty cool that they can launch a rocket off the planet, fly it 354 million miles and lands it on a moving target and then move about on the surface while responding to commands sent from planet earth as well as acting ion a semi autonomous manner.