Thanks. Just watched the liftoff to vehicle separation just a minute ago. The separation was streamed live and it was a remarkable thing to see. God’s speed Curiosity! Will be checking back in August when it gets near the red orb.
It is quite a feat - I hope everything goes OK.
I notice they are making sure that the Rover vehicle will not be ticketed by the Martian cops for speeding.
“Under the hood: a nuclear-powered engine to give it a top crawling speed of five centimeters per second”
All of 200 yards an hour. Fast enough to really explore.