Mars 2020 Mission Launch Tomorrow

Join us tonight for our free virtual program “Humans in Space” at 6:00 PM, if you haven’t registered you can email Lexie Martinez (LBMARTIN@cityofwestminster.us) directly. 

NASA is planning to launch its Mars 2020 Mission with the Perseverance Rover tomorrow morning from Cape Canaveral. This crucial mission will look for signs of life and collect samples of the Martian surface to be returned by a future mission. 

It’s also carrying an experimental robotic helicopter called Ingenuity, which will serve as a proof of concept demonstration that will inform future designs.

You can learn more and watch the launch here:

Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

Quick Facts Main Job: The Perseverance rover will seek signs of ancient life and collect rock and soil samples for possible return to Earth. Launch Window: July 30 - Aug.

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