Mars Curiosity's 'Seven Minutes of Terror'

Late tonight or early Monday morning (10:31 PST 1:31 EST) NASA will attempt one of the most complex spacecraft landings in humankind history.

As you will see in the video, the landing is no easy task. It will require slowing the rover from a speed of 2000+ to zero MPH in a matter of minutes. The process will use a 100 pound supersonic parachute, a state-of-the-art sky crane, and about 500,000 lines of code. All of this will take place in a 14 minute window where NASA brainiacs will have zero control. Sound intense? It will be. Make sure you stay up late or set your alarms; this will be worth losing sleep over!