CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - We will soon be one step closer to putting humans on Mars.United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover into space on Thursday.
It will travel aboard the company's Atlas V rocket, lifting off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.NASA said that the launch is currently a 'go' and is targeting 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.