NASA's Mars InSight lander touches down
CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN as NASA mission control streams live coverage of the spacecraft's landing on Mars.
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CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN as NASA mission control streams live coverage of the spacecraft's landing on Mars.
Monday afternoon, NASA will attempt to land a spacecraft on Mars. It has been done before, but the thin Martian atmosphere makes it very difficult. More than half of attempted landings on Mars have failed. CBS News' Chris Martinez reports.
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