"See NASA's big plans for its new Mars rover, PerseveranceSee NASA's big plans for its new Mars rover, Perseverance Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.I am healthy and on my way to Mars, but may be too loud for the antennas on Earth while I'm so close. "We're doing transformative science and looking for signs of life on another planet, among a lot of other firsts. But once the samples have returned, the true quest to understand if life once existed on Mars could finally have an answer. ET. Perseverance, a robotic wheeled vehicle designed to look for … The team in the control center at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed"This signifies that JPL's deep space network has locked on to the spacecraft, which is on its journey to Mars," said Omar Baez, launch manager at NASA's Launch Services Program.During a press conference after the launch, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine shared the news that teams were working to configure the ground stations of the Deep Space Network to match the spacecraft's signal after a slight issue this morning. During the final stages of mission preparation, teams had to manage the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic.

"After traveling through space for about seven months, Perseverance is scheduled toThe Mars 2020 mission launch occurs after nearly a decade of hard work and planning by thousands of engineers, scientists and specialists at NASA centers across the country and their commercial partners. The biggest concern is thick clouds.If the rover doesn't launch at that time, launches will be possible every five minutes during a two-hour window Thursday morning. NASA really came together as a family and really it's just been a surprisingly smooth experience given all the troubles with Covid.
"I really just cannot say enough about how incredible this team was," said Michael Watkins, director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The lake existed between 3.5 billion and 4 billion years ago when Mars was wetter, warmer and habitable. Along for the ride isThe Perseverance rover carries seven instruments to conduct its science and exploration technology investigations. All the indications we have are that the spacecraft is just fine," he said. The Perseverance rover and its Ingenuity helicopter are finally on the journey to Mars. "This mission is special for a lot of reasons," Wallace said. The Perseverance rover is now on its way to Mars. It will collect and cache samples of rock cores and soil to be retrieved and returned to Earth by future planned missions. The rover has 23 cameras, some of which will be active during its harrowing entry, descent and landing. It launched on July 30, 2020, at 4:50 a.m. PDT (7:50 a.m. EDT). "The spacecraft will receive a "full health assessment" when the information from it is returned. All the indications we have are that the spacecraft is just fine," he said. Engineers redesigned the Perseverance rover wheels to be more robust than Curiosity's wheels, which have sustained some damage. Now we can look forward to its incredible science and to bringing samples of Mars home even as we advance human missions to the Red Planet. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, July 28, 2020, at … "This mission is special for a lot of reasons," Wallace said. "I'm exceptionally excited about what we're about to do as we launch Perseverance," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine during a press conference on Wednesday.

Perseverance is the fifth NASA rover to be sent to Mars, and will join its sibling, the Curiosity rover, in February 2021, when it completes its long space journey. "After traveling through space for about seven months, Perseverance is scheduled toPerseverance is carrying the names of 11 million people who submitted to NASA's "Send Your Name to Mars" campaign, as well as a It's NASA's ninth mission to land on the red planet and its fifth rover. Ground stations are working to match my signal strength so that I can communicate clearly with my team.