CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - We are one step closer to putting humans on Mars.United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover into space on Thursday.
It traveled aboard the company's Atlas V rocket, lifting off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:50 a.m.Perseverance is reportedly NASA's latest Red Planet rover.
It is scheduled to land on the planet, specifically at Jezero Crater, on February 18th, 2021.Once there, it will search for astrobiological evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars.
It will gather rock and soil samples for its future return to Earth while characterizing the planet's climate and geology. AdvertisementThe mission, which will pave the way for human.