Apple-related technologies on display with Mars rover
08/06, 9:26pm
Number of MacBook Pros at JPL, descendant of G3 on Curiosity
NASA's widely-watched Curiosity rover landing on Mars, which touched down at 1:31 Eastern Standard Time Monday morning, had numerous connections to Apple technologies. From the prominent display of MacBook Pros in the control room to the rover itself (sporting a pair of G3-era processors), the space agency is much more visibly using technology associated with Apple now.