Play by Play
As the interplanetary rover gets closer and closer to the surface of Mars, Flight Director Comeaux recounts the final tense minutes.
Keith Comeaux is flight director on the Curiosity mission at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. He is a recipient of the Lawrence Sperry Award for young professionals, which is awarded by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).