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His other car is on Mars

Scott Maxwell has the dream job of driving rovers on Mars, and he's gearing up to take control of the biggest one yet: Curiosity. He's one of about a dozen people at NASA tasked with steering the $2.6 billion vehicle from more than 100 million miles away.


The CNN Profile

His other car is on Mars

Elizabeth Landau, CNN

Updated 7:17 PM EDT,
Sat August 4, 2012

NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover, shown in this artist's concept, is scheduled to touch down on the planet on August 6.

Exploring Mars

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Scott Maxwell, 41, is gearing up to drive Curiosity, the $2.6 billion rover approaching Mars
Maxwell dreamed of exploring space and loves his job, but would rather live on Mars
Rover drivers send commands during the Martian night, programming rover for its day

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