Curiosity Mars Rover Makes Grand Entrance - Narrated By (Star Trek Actor) Product: Curiosity Mars Rover So, in case you aren't keeping tabs on NASA's activity, they have a Mars rover, named Curiosity, which will be landing on the surface of Mars next week to begin some close-up exploration of the planet's surface. To help educate the public, NASA made a film entitled, "Grand Entrance." However, they needed to have someone notable narrate it. It only made sense to use Star Trek actors, but who to choose? Well, rather than make a decision, NASA went a bit "Mad Libs" in their approach and chose not one, but two Star Trek actors with fan followings... As NASA prepares for next week's Curiosity rover landing on Mars, William Shatner and Wil Wheaton share the thrilling story of NASA's hardest planetary science mission to date in a video entitled, "Grand Entrance," which guides viewers from entry through descent, and after landing. The video will be used at events around the country and shared on the web and social media. The goal is to educate the public about Curiosity and build awareness about the landing at 1:31 a.m. EDT, Aug. 6. Shatner and Wheaton each provide their own unique narration to the video, allowing a wider range of audiences to be reached. The actors are icons to sci-fi fans worldwide through their work on Star Trek. Shatner remains a pop culture phenomenon with more than 50 years of stage, television and film experience, while Wheaton not only is a successful actor, but a writer who possesses a huge social media fan base. Fans of Star Trek: The Original Series may... prefer... William... Shatner... "Shatner and Wheaton are mavericks in inspiring film, TV and social media audiences about space. NASA is thrilled to have them explain a difficult landing sequence in accessible terms that can be understood by many. Thanks to their generous support, Mars exploration will reach Tweeters, Trekkies and beyond!" Bert Ulrich, multimedia liaison for film and TV collaborations, NASA Younger audiences may prefer Will Wheaton - the choice of the Next Generation... After a successful launch in November 2011, Curiosity is close to reaching its destination on the Martian surface. However, the process from entering the atmosphere to landing safely is no easy task; Curiosity has seven minutes to go from 13,000 mph to a soft landing. If a single step is unsuccessful, the mission could fail. This process has been dubbed as the "seven minutes of terror." -Geck0, GameVortex Communications AKA Robert Perkins Related Links: The Official NASA Mars Mission Website Game Vortex's Coverage of Star Trek