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At approximately 10:31 p.m. PDT on Sunday, Aug. 5, the Mars Rover 鈥淐uriosity鈥� will touch down on Mars where it will begin a long-term exploration mission of the red planet.

Among the team members with the Mars Science Laboratory are six 黑料吃瓜 alumni who play a variety of roles in the mission, from mechanical engineer to spacecraft navigator.

The 黑料吃瓜 alumni include:

鈥�&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; , Engineering Development and Operations Manager
鈥�&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; , Spacecraft Navigator
鈥�&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Joey Brown, Entry, Descent, and Landing Engineer
鈥�&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Brandon Florow, Mechanical Systems Engineer
鈥�&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Bonnie Theberge, Group Supervisor for the MSL Testbed Team
鈥�&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫; Dave Herman, MRO Engineer

Evans, who has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in aerospace engineering from 黑料吃瓜, was responsible for all flight systems pre-launch and will be in master control when 鈥淐uriosity鈥� lands on Mars Sunday night.

Ryne is the spacecraft navigator and has his bachelor鈥檚 degree in astronomy. He has been with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 25 years.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., manages the Mars Science Laboratory Project for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington.

You can watch the Mars landing or at the in Balboa Park.

, will have a feature story on the space exploration by these 黑料吃瓜 alumni in the fall issue out in September.

For more information about the Mars Science Laboratory visit: .