The Entry, Descent and Landing War Room

The Entry, Descent and Landing War Room
August 10, 2012
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech
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This image shows Curiosity's Entry, Descent and Landing
(EDL) "war room" and its staff. On the night of Aug. 5, 2012 PDT
(early morning Aug. 6 EDT), 34 engineers gathered in this room at NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., to support the landing. Twenty-five
engineers are pictured here. From the left, back row, they are: Luis Dominguez,
Armen Toorian, Allen Kummer, Dan Scharf, Jaime Catchen, Chuck Baker, Nadin Cox,
Matt, Lenda, Steve Lee, Genevie Yang and Richard Kornfeld at the end. Starting from the top of the table
and moving left are: Paul Brugarolas, Lynn McGrew, Aaron Stehura, Steve Sell,
Devin Kipp, Jeremy Shidner, Corey Harmon and David Way. In the closest row,
from the left, are: Matt Rozek, Ravi Prakash, Dick Powell, Jody Davis, Gavin
Mendeck and Jordi Casoliva.