Watch free video New Mars Mission: About to Set Sail

The next Mars rover is bigger, badder and armed with a laser.
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, also known as Curiosity, is slated for launch on November 26. To whet your appetite, I made this unofficial teaser using behind-the-scenes NASA footage. It shows the giant robot rover under construction, on the way to the launch pad, and in an animation of the audacious flight that starts in just a few days.