A spacecraft the size of a car slowed from thousands of kilometres an hour to a standstill in a matter of minutes, and its cameras recorded the whole descent. This official video follows the landing from the first sign of the parachute to the moment the wheels touch the ground.
Engineers say footage like this is as useful as it is dramatic: it shows how each stage performed and helps teams plan the next landing.
Watch the clip above, then browse our technology section for more on how space hardware is built and tested.
Finally some balanced coverage instead of the usual headlines.
Fair point, though the data suggests otherwise.
Shared this with my colleagues. It sparked a good discussion in our office.
Agreed, that was my takeaway too.