NASA goes nuts over Mars landing

POSTED: 11:20 AM PDT Aug 09, 2012    UPDATED: 04:34 AM PDT Aug 28, 2012 

Emotions were sky high after NASA's rover Curiosity successfully landed on Mars on Aug. 6, 2012, and the world continues to watch in fascination as the rover beams back images of the Martian surface.

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However, Curiosity's mission is also significant, because NASA budgets are shrinking and China is becoming more ambitious in its space exploration program, according to CNN.

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