Video: Mars Rover Curiosity Takes Its First Steps

You might not be able to get up close and personal with it, but the next Mars rover, dubbed Curiosity, is due to be launched next fall, and will be landing on Mars on August 2012. Despite it being slated to be launched next year, a video showing the rover taking its first few steps in a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has surfaced, giving you a glimpse of what to expect when it arrives on Mars. If space travel is your thing, check out a video of it in action after the jump.