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Going on. i knew it was something special. you do remember a different time and very special moment. nice interview with the boss, and really fascinating. bill: i think what we learned from that is that president nixon could take a cue. he was better than most people thought. martha: most people can take a cue from roger, right. bill: back to bret now outside the cathedral as the ceremony continues there. bret. >> the pressure was on in that interview, good thing it turned out. bill: we are about to hear from michael collins in a moment here. he was flying the orbiter that day when armstrong a...

>> reporter: landing the biggest rover ever on mars in a high-risk plunge dubbed seven minutes of terror. high tech parachutes, rockets, even this sky crane they had never used before had to slow "curiosity" from 13,000 miles an hour to a full stop. it worked. and nearly all of this $2.5 billion mission made in america. >> there is something uniquely american about what it takes to put a rover like this at mars. >> reporter: what it takes are companies in 33 states, coast to coast. >> cameras, san diego, california. >> reporter: to windsor, connecticut, where pioneer aerospace made "curiosity'...

landings in history. but for now, all eyes on this. the very first video of the curiosity landing, released today. the grainy video was shot onboard moments before touching down. john zarrella and chad myers join me now for more. so, john, let's start with you. you have been following the story very closely and are live at nasa's jetropulsion laboratory in california. tell us about this new veo and what exactly are we seeing? >> reporter: well, in fact, zoraida, what we're seeing in this video are images taking from the descent camera, made by space industries down in san diego. and ...

is zero room for error. about 17 minutes from now, if all goes as planned, the rover will touchdown on the martian surface. but it takes 14 minutes for a signal to travel from mars to earth, so best case scenario, confirmation will come in about 31 minutes. we expect pictures around 2 a.m. eastern. now, joining us from the laboratory in california. in moscow r where russian space officials are closely following the development and science correspondent david brodie joins us from edge water, new jersey. but first we will go to john zarrella there live in pasadena. john, we are about t...