Mars will come the closest to Earth it has been since November 2005 on Monday after it moved to the direct opposite side of the Earth as the sun Sunday morning in a phenomenon called opposition.
It was the highest NASA has flown in 40 years. Yesterday's inaugural launch of an Orion spacecraft went of flawlessly. This is the vehicle that will carry astronauts to Mars in 2030.
You can't sit at home and watch the Mars landing in your underwear while scratching yourself; but you can go watch it at one of several events in Houston or Baton Rouge.