When NASA successfully landed Curiosity on Mars, mission control -- understandably -- reacted with a raucous celebration complete with hugs, handshakes, high fives, and tears of joy.
Just as the celebration began to die down, though, the first image from the Mars rover came in and the hugging, handshaking, high-fiving, and crying commenced once more.
Watch NASA's incredible reaction to landing Curiosity the Mars rover below:
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