. >> we caught up with dr. stern at the space link exhibit where she was answering questions about her role in the two-year mission. she will be studying rocks, minerals, and the answer to see if there could have been life on mars. >> i help with the design and the testing of the experiments that are on s.a.m., sample analysis of mars. >> the landing and well they sky crane and the largest supersonic parachute. it could set the stage for humans to land on mars. >> landing as something -- lending something as heavy as the first step, you need all that weight for life support. >> as far as the learning experience, folks at the science center were brimming with excitement, having someone directly involved. >> is special. it is a new era of exploration. it is an opportunity to introduce kids to discovery, how these discoveries are made in the science and technology behind it. i gave them excited about science and education. >> if your kids are curious about curiosity, the center will be posting pictures sent back from cu

seeing those first images come in. >> we caught up with dr. sternthe space link exhibit where she was answering questions about her role in the two-year mission. she will be studying rocks, minerals, and the atmosphere to see if there could have been life on mars. >> i helped with the design and testing of the experiments that are on. it is one of the instruments on the rover. >> she pointed out the successful end of the landing which involved a sky crane and the largest supersonic parachute that could set the stage for humans to land on mars. >> letting something that heavy is the first steps in ever landing any sort of human mars mission because you need all that weight for life-support. >> as far as the learning experience, folks of the science center were brimming with excitement having someone directly involved with the curiosity spread her knowledge. >> it is special, a new era of exploration. this is something we have never done before so it is an opportunity to introduce kids to discovery, how these discoveries are made. get them excited abo

dr. jennifer stern is going to answer questions at the maryland science center today from 1 to 4. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a denny's burned down and now the search is on for the man believed to have started the fire. released this photograph and they want to talk to the man in connection possibly with the fire that damaged a denny's in the 1300 block of edgewood road. it's the man in the lower corne fire was set in the man's rest room and spread to the attic and roof in the restaurant. an employee and a firefighter were treated but later released. >>> neighbors are mourning the loss of an elderly woman in reisterstown. she died in a fire at her home on the 400 block of main street. within minutes, firefighters were able to knock the fire down. but it appears the fire started in the back bedroom. and that's where the woman's body was found. we are told smoke detectors were working and they are searching for a cause of the fire this morning. >>> and today members of the baltimore firefighters union will protest against the union. the protests is organized by the group that re

dr. jennifer stern who will answer questions at the maryland science center from 1 to 4:00. >> a so i am the -- so i am the money guy. we are talking about nasa now we are talking about a $3 billion project. what if it fails. >> reporter: actually they said you know, what they plan to keep ongoing. you know, they plan to keep moving forward. curiosity will spend two years gathering data and they hope the information will tell them if life ever could have exit he had-- existed on the planets. >> thanks so much. >>> well 22 medals, 18 gold and history for olympic maryland native michael phelps. so what? what is he going to do now? he is called it a career saturday with a fitting end to gold medal in the 4 by 100 meter medley at the london games. the 27-year-old is now look forward to the rest of his life. >> i've had a chance to do things that nobody else has ever done before and that's something that to me, it's special. i can look back at my career and say i did everything i wanted, and there's no need to continue and drag it out or force things. >> so what is he going to do? he says he