NASA set to launch Perseverance rover to 'seek signs of ancient life' on Mars.
The Perseverance Rover – a part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program – hopes to answer key questions about the potential opportunity for life on Mars.Despite a global pandemic here on Earth, NASA is persevering with its mission to Mars -- launching its most advanced"Perseverance" rover to discover more about our neighboring red planet.
The launch is scheduled to take place Thursday at 7:50 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It will be broadcast live on NASA's website and YouTube channel.On Tuesday, Perseverance made its way onto the launch pad, and the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron predicted an 80% chance of favorable weather conditions for Thursday's launch.
Perseverance is the most sophisticated rover NASA has ever sent to Mars. Ingenuity, a technology experiment, will be the first aircraft to attempt controlled flight on another planet. Perseverance will arrive at Mars' Jezero Crater with Ingenuity attached to its belly."This is the first time in history when NASA has dedicated a mission to what we call astrobiology, the search for life, maybe now or ancient life, on another world," Bridenstine said.
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