Nova Mars Dead or Alive (Season 31, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary

Nova

Mars Dead or Alive (Season 31, Episode 1)

TV-G

TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary

NOVA goes behind the scenes at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to offer a look at the construction and launch of two Martian exploratory rovers: "Spirit" and "Opportunity".

Director

Writer

Producer

Composer

Editors

Lauren Aguirre | Nathan Hendrie | Susan K. Lewis

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 4, 2004

Release date

Jan 4, 2004 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 22 wins & 63 nominations

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Mark Adler Self - Deputy Mission Manager, MER Self - Deputy Mission Manager, MER See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jim Colvin Self - Rover Engineer Self - Rover Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Juan R. Cruz Self - Landing Systems Engineer, MER Self - Landing Systems Engineer, MER See fewer	Nova (1974)
George H. Diller Self - NASA Countdown Voice, Kennedy Space Center (voice) Self - NASA Countdown Voice, Kennedy Space Center (voice) See fewer	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
Ho-Jin Huang Self - Test Engineer Self - Test Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Joel Krajewski Self - Rover Engineer Self - Rover Engineer See fewer	Out in the Line-up (2014)
Gentry Lee Self - Scientist, Mars Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - Scientist, Mars Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory See fewer	The Box (I) (2009)
Wayne Lee Self - Entry, Descent and Landing Systems Engineer, MER Self - Entry, Descent and Landing Systems Engineer, MER See fewer	Nova (1974)
Dan Limonadi Self - Rover Engineer Self - Rover Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Randel Lindemann Self - Rover Systems Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - Rover Systems Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory See fewer	Nova (1974)
Rob Manning Self - Systems Engineering Manager, MER Self - Systems Engineering Manager, MER See fewer	Good Night Oppy (2022)
Dan McCleese Self - Scientist, Mars Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - Scientist, Mars Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory See fewer	Nova (1974)
Greg Miehall Self - Engineer Self - Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)
James Newell Self - Test Engineer Self - Test Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Tom Rivellini Self - Landing Systems Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - Landing Systems Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory See fewer	7 Minutes of Terror (2012)
Neil Ross Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Steve Silverman Self - Technical Director, Planetary Systems, Raytheon Self - Technical Director, Planetary Systems, Raytheon See fewer	Nova (1974)
Steve Squyres Self - Lead Science Investigator, Mars Exploration Rovers Self - Lead Science Investigator, Mars Exploration Rovers See fewer	Good Night Oppy (2022)
Adam Steltzner Self - Landing Systems Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - Landing Systems Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory See fewer	Approaching the Unknown (2016)
Pete Theisinger Self - Mars Exploration Rovers Project Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - Mars Exploration Rovers Project Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory See fewer	Nova (1974)
Art Thompson Self - Rover Engineer Self - Rover Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Ed Weiler Self - Associate Administrator, NASA Self - Associate Administrator, NASA See fewer	Nova (1974)