Xbox 360 to stream Mars rover landing Monday

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NASA is getting close to landing another automated rover on Mars. After a journey from Earth that took several months, the rover known as Curiosity is scheduled to make its landing on the red planet early on Monday morning (Eastern Time). Xbox 360 owners will be able to check out the action "live" (or 14 minutes after the landing, due to the time delay).

Major Nelson reports that Microsoft has set up a special Mars Rover section of the Xbox 360's dashboard for the event. Xbox Live users can check out more information about Curiosity's mission, which, if it lands successfully, will be searching for life on Mars for the next two years. The Mars Rover dashboard will also be the place for Xbox 360 owners to check out the streaming video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Monday morning as Curiosity makes its landing attempt.

Xbox 360 users can also download the free Mars Rover Landing game which lets people try their own luck in landing the Curiosity rover on Mars. The Kinect-supported game also includes Xbox Live achievements along with new Xbox Live avatar items to collect.


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Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/xbox-360-to-stream-mars-rover-landing-monday

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IglesiasPosted:

Ill probably watch it, hopefully you can watch it while talking in a party.

LyquPosted:

Looks awesome, I'll have to catch it on youtube though :/

-_-Nate-_-Posted:

This looks very interesting, I'm gonna watch it :D

RabiesPosted:

that is going to be awesome.

Jayden-Posted:

Looks awesome. No doubt i'll be at school when this occurs though.

Ill try see it anyway.

LMBxRaGePosted:

looks pretty sick :) will watch if i remember to lol

AcedPosted:

Kex
SexuaI
Kex
Revenue several months? it took 2 years for curiousity to reach mars


Technology has advanced.


I Dont understand why you comment multiple times on each news thread ?


Say that to everyone else then not just me I.E Smurfs.


Im just saying, lol I Honestly dont care, and im not those type of people that will report you , but like you have 7-8 post on each news feed!

MawderzPosted:

SexuaI
Kex
Revenue several months? it took 2 years for curiousity to reach mars


Technology has advanced.


I Dont understand why you comment multiple times on each news thread ?


Say that to everyone else then not just me I.E Smurfs.

FamousPosted:

Im going to download that now!

AcedPosted:

Kex
Revenue several months? it took 2 years for curiousity to reach mars


Technology has advanced.


I Dont understand why you comment multiple times on each news thread ?