What's Happening in Southern Maryland, Friday July 31
- Thread starter DeeJay
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Was there once life on Mars? Our Perseverance rover aims to find it out! On Thursday, July 30, watch our new robotic astrobiologist launch on a seven-month journey to the Red Planet.
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!
Learn more about the mission: https://www.nasa.gov/perseverance