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Mars 2020 Rover and Beyond News Teleconference from NASA Headquarters in Washington DC

Published on Jul 31, 2014

During a July 31 briefing at NASA headquarters, agency officials announced seven science instruments, out of fifty-eight proposed, have been selected to be part of the next rover NASA will send to Mars in 2020. The Mars 2020 rover will be a new version of the Curiosity rover currently operating on Mars – with more sophisticated hardware to conduct unprecedented science and exploration technology investigations, including geological assessments, habitability of the environment and searching for signs of past life on the Red Planet.

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Mars 2020 rover gets updated concept art

Published on May 24, 2017

A third rover is headed to Mars in 2020, and it's got some upgrades onboard.

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NASA begins building next Mars Rover Mission

Published on Nov 28, 2017

In just a couple of years, NASA’s newest rover will be flying to Mars. The Mars 2020 mission will use the next generation of science and landing technology to collect rock samples for possible return by a future mission.

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Meet the Mars 2020 rover launching this year

Jan 3, 2020

We visited the clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to check out the Mars 2020 rover, which is set to launch this summer.

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#EZScience Episode 4: The Path to Mars 2020

Jan 28, 2020

Let's talk about science! Watch the fourth episode of our #EZScience series to learn about NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission by looking back at the Mars Pathfinder mission and Sojourner rover. Discover the innovative elements of Mars 2020 (including a small solar-powered helicopter!) and what we hope to learn about the Red Planet when our new rover arrives in February 2021.

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'Perseverance' - NASA Mars 2020 rover's name is revealed

Mar 5, 2020

NASA has announced winner of the Mars 2020 rover naming contest and it is "Perseverance." Thomas Zurbuchen, the associate administrator for the science mission directorate at NASA, made the announcement on March 5, 2020.

"NASA to Reveal Name of Next Mars Rover, Hold Media Teleconference"

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Article "Assembly of Mars rover’s rocket to begin this week"

by Stephen Clark
May 24, 2020

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NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover – Countdown to Mars

Streamed live June 17, 2020

Follow the road to launch for our next mission to the Red Planet, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. NASA leadership and a panel of scientists and engineers will preview the upcoming mission at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 17.

Briefing participants will be:
- NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
- Lori Glaze, director of NASA's Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Katie Stack Morgan, Perseverance deputy project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California
- Matt Wallace, Perseverance deputy project manager at JPL
- Luis Dominguez, Perseverance deputy electrical integration and test lead at JPL
- Omar Baez, launch director in NASA's Launch Services Program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Perseverance is a robotic scientist that will search for signs of past microbial life on Mars and characterize the planet's climate and geology. It will also collect rock and soil samples for future return to Earth and pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet. The mission is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:15 a.m. EDT July 20. It will land at Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.

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Testing the Mars Helicopter Delivery System on NASA's Perseverance Rover

Jun 23, 2020

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is traveling to Mars attached to the belly of the Perseverance rover and must safely detach to begin the first attempt at powered flight on another planet. Tests done at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lockheed Martin Space show the sequence of events that will bring the helicopter down to the Martian surface.