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A Longhorn played a part in Mars Curiosity landing

An interview with Ravi Prakash, BS '03.

An aerospace engineer, Ravi Prakash, talks about how the Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Austin helped open doors for him in the industry and led him to the point where he is now part of the Curiosity landing team.

Ravi Prakash stated in the interview that he was extremely nervous in the seven minutes that the Rover was touching down on the Red Planet, but everything happened according to plan and some things like the parachute went even better than the plan laid out.

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