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Mission Control Live: NASA InSight Mars Landing (360 video)

November 26, 2018

See a 360-view from inside mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as signals return from the InSight mission as it lands on Mars. This includes a picture-in-picture view of landing commentary, including interviews with team members.

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