The 3D animated demonstrations are good; the music works very well with the visuals from a production standpoint, and those "it's all over" warnings are very real in most cases.
I assure you, the scientists who have been doing the gruntwork are just as anxious about the seven minutes as the video implies. They should be. Putting these vehicles on Mars is the hardest thing humans have ever done. Next is building a small colony on the Moon or on Mars, after that is exploration (and later, exploitation) of the asteroid belt, and from there, hopefully, other stars.
This is a dramatic venture. It is very risky, from a financial standpoint. If it's successful, we will end up knowing a lot more about Mars. For one thing, the lander will probably be able to answer the question "is there life on Mars right now?"
Given that a "yes" answer to that question drops the likelihood of humanity being "alone" in the universe to almost zero, that's a Big Fucking Deal all by itself. Even apart from that, the science behind this thing is dramatic, as dramatic as what's going on at CERN right now. If shorts like this video fire people up, especially young people, great! That's exactly what science needs!
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