Sky Crane Flight Model
Date: 01 December 2010
Depicts: The sky crane flight model tested with the NASA rover, Curiosity, in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Location: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Copyright: NASA/JPL
This photo shows the sky crane flight model with the NASA rover, known as Curiosity, tested in the clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The so-called sky crane system developed by JPL will be used to softly land the Curiosity rover on Mars in 2011.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
