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Why Perseverance is so extraordinary - NASA's Dr. Z explains (exclusive interview)

Jul 29, 2020

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Watch NASA's Perseverance Rover launch to Mars!

July 30, 2020

Was there once life on Mars? Our Perseverance rover aims to find out! On Thursday, July 30, watch our new robotic astrobiologist launch on a seven-month journey to the Red Planet. Launching on board will be the most sophisticated set of tools ever sent to Mars, with the hope Perseverance will uncover the planet’s secrets.

Tune in to our live launch broadcast starting at 7 a.m. EDT. Teams are targeting 7:50 a.m. EDT for liftoff of Perseverance atop United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Don’t forget to set a reminder to join us in the #CountdownToMars – you won’t want to miss this historic mission take flight!

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Mars 2020 spacecraft separation and acquisition of signal

Jul 30, 2020

NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter, were deployed from the Centaur upper stage of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 541 launch vehicle approximately 57 minutes after being launched from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 30 July 2020, at 11:50:00 UTC (07:50 EDT).
Credit: NASA/United Launch Alliance

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Perseverance rover and its tumbling booster spotted by robotic telescopes

Jul 31, 2020

Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured imagery of the spacecraft carrying the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuitry Mars helicopter. The booster that launched the mission can be seen tumbling in space. -- NASA: Mars rover Perseverance in 'safe mode' after launch, but should recover

"NASA: Mars rover Perseverance in 'safe mode' after launch, but should recover"

by Meghan Bartels
July 31, 2020

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Atlas V Mars 2020 launch highlights

Jul 31, 2020

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover for NASA, lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 on July 30 at 7:50 a.m. EDT.

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Atlas V Mars 2020 Rocket cam

Aug 1, 2020

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How will NASA's Perseverance rover search for signs of life on Mars?

Aug 8, 2020

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has a suite of instruments that will search for "signs of ancient life: in the Red Planet's Jezero Crater.

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NASA's latest Mars rover: will Perseverance find life in 2021? | Science with Sam

Sep 22, 2020

NASA’s latest Mars rover is on its way to the red planet. Its mission: to look for signs of ancient life. Onboard Perseverance is a suite of sophisticated scientific instruments designed to hunt for the signs of past life, including the ability to collect samples to be returned to Earth for study. The Mars 2020 mission will also start to investigate how humans might live there and get back to Earth. And in addition to the rover, the mission includes a helicopter called Ingenuity, which will attempt the first ever flight on another world. Science with Sam takes a closer look.

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Article "Hear Audio From NASA's Perseverance As It Travels Through Deep Space"

November 18, 2020

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Perseverance Mars Rover pre-landing news conference

Jan 27, 2021

After nearly 300 million miles, our Perseverance rover completes its journey to Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. To reach the surface of the Red Planet, it has to survive the harrowing final phase known as Entry, Descent, and Landing.

On Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m. EST, find out more about the upcoming landing from the scientists and engineers on the team:

Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Lori Glaze, director, Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters
Matt Wallace, Mars 2020 deputy project manager, JPL
Allen Chen, Mars 2020 entry, descent, and landing lead, JPL
Ken Farley, Mars 2020 project scientist, Caltech
Briony Horgan, Mars 2020 science team member, Purdue University