Nova Welcome to Mars (Season 32, Episode 1)
TV-G
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

Nova

Welcome to Mars (Season 32, Episode 1)

TV-G

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

NOVA follows a team of scientists as the monitor the Martian rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Spirit runs into some problems, but Opportunity takes a photograph that may confirm the existence of water on Mars.

Director

Mark Davis

Writer

Mark Davis (written by)

Producer

Mark Davis

Composer

Tom Phillips

Editors

Lauren Aguirre | Nathan Hendrie | Susan K. Lewis

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 4, 2005

Release date

Jan 4, 2005 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 22 wins & 63 nominations

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36 cast members

Name	Known for
Mark Adler Self - MER Mission Manager Self - MER Mission Manager See fewer	Nova (1974)
Leo Bister Self - Flight Director Self - Flight Director See fewer	Nova (1974)
Kevin Burke Self - Mechanical Systems Engineer Self - Mechanical Systems Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Nathalie Cabrol Self - NASA Ames Research Center Self - NASA Ames Research Center See fewer	Life in Outer Space (2022)
Chien-Chi Chen Self - Flight Director (as George Chen) Self - Flight Director (as George Chen) See fewer	Splendid Float (2004)
Philip R. Christensen Self - Arizona State University (as Philip Christensen) Self - Arizona State University (as Philip Christensen) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jessica Collisson Self - Flight Director Self - Flight Director See fewer	Nova (1974)
William Currie Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
James Garvin Self - Mars Program, Chief Scientist, NASA (as Jim Garvin) Self - Mars Program, Chief Scientist, NASA (as Jim Garvin) See fewer	Mars: One Day on the Red Planet (2020)
Steve Gorevan Self - Honeybee Robotics Self - Honeybee Robotics See fewer	W.I.S.O.R. (2001)
John Grotzinger Self - MIT Self - MIT See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Andrew Knoll Self - Harvard University (as Andy Knoll) Self - Harvard University (as Andy Knoll) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Joel Krajewski Self - Engineer Self - Engineer See fewer	Out in the Line-up (2014)
Gentry Lee Self - Mars Program Chief Engineer, Jet Propulsion Lab Self - Mars Program Chief Engineer, Jet Propulsion Lab See fewer	The Box (I) (2009)
Wayne Lee Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Chris Lewicki Self - Flight Director Self - Flight Director See fewer	Nova (1974)
J. Scott MacLellan Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Rob Manning Self - Entry Descent and Landing Manager Self - Entry Descent and Landing Manager See fewer	Good Night Oppy (2022)
Dan McCleese Self - Mars Program, Chief Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - Mars Program, Chief Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory See fewer	Nova (1974)
Hap McSween Self - University of Tennessee Self - University of Tennessee See fewer	Nova (1974)
Tom Myrick Self - Honeybee Robotics Self - Honeybee Robotics See fewer	W.I.S.O.R. (2001)
Tracy Neilson Self - Fault Protection Manager Self - Fault Protection Manager See fewer	Nova (1974)
Ed O'Dell Self - Engineer Self - Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Sean O'Keefe Self - NASA Administrator Self - NASA Administrator See fewer	The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth (2024)
Cindy Oda Self - MER Self - MER See fewer	Nova (1974)
Glenn Reeves Self - Flight Software Architect Self - Flight Software Architect See fewer	Nova (1974)
Neil Ross Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Peter Smith Self - University of Arizona Self - University of Arizona See fewer	Naked Science (2004)
Steve Squyres Self - Lead Science Investigator, MER Self - Lead Science Investigator, MER See fewer	Good Night Oppy (2022)
Adam Steltzner Self - Mechanical Systems Lead Self - Mechanical Systems Lead See fewer	Approaching the Unknown (2016)
Pete Theisinger Self - MER Project Manager Self - MER Project Manager See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jennifer Trosper Self - Spirit Mission Manager Self - Spirit Mission Manager See fewer	Mars (2016)
Matt Wallace Self - Mission Manager Self - Mission Manager See fewer	Nova (1974)
Ed Weiler Self - NASA Associate Administrator Self - NASA Associate Administrator See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Reg Willson Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Serjik Zadourian Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)