zero and liftoff of the atlas five with curiosity, seeking clues to the planet tear repuzzle about life on mars. bill: what a beautiful launch. it took off over the weekend at kennedy space center, with curiosity on board, a six-wheeled one -p-armed wonder that will search for any evidence of any form of life. corey powell wishes he was on board that rocket. how are you doing, buddy. that would be a fun ride. bill: that it would be. it would take you a while too. how is it going? so far it was a beautiful, clean, launch, you saw the video, everything is looking healthy. basically there are two nail biting moments for engineers, one is take off when you don t want the thing to blow to bits, the other is landing. the flight time is eight and a half months of journey, it s pretty quiet. bill: eight and a half months. it s got to land on mars and stay in one piece.