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#marsperseverance continues on track. SCR (System Certification Review) and MDR (Mission Dress Rehersal) successfully completed. Looking good for next week
ULA Launch Director Bill Cullen gives final approval to begin the rollout. Pre-roll preps are complete and the weather is acceptable to move the 197-foot-tall rocket on its Mobile Launch Platform a third-of-a-mile north to the launch pad @45thspacewing.
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ULA Launch Director Bill Cullen gives final approval to begin the rollout. Pre-roll preps are complete and the weather is acceptable to move the 197-foot-tall rocket on its Mobile Launch Platform a third-of-a-mile north to the launch pad @45thspacewing.
The joint ULA and @NASA_LSP team completed all of today's planned activities for Rollout Day and powered down the #AtlasV rocket. The next event will be starting the countdown for Mars 2020 on Thursday morning. bit.ly/av_mars2020
#CountdownToMars
Join us starting later tonight for our live #AtlasV blog that will take you through the countdown to the launch of Mars 2020. Live coverage begins at 12:15amEDT (0415 UTC). Liftoff is set for 7:50amEDT (1150 UTC). And watch for Countdown Trivia! Live blog:
Atlas V Perseverance- United Launch Alliance (ULA) Rocket Launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket will launch NASA's Perseverance rover to Mars.www.ulalaunch.com
We had a good launch this morning, we’re right on course for Mars and signal from @NASAPersevere is strong. We are working to configure the ground stations to match the strength of the spacecraft signal. This scenario is one we’ve worked through in the past with other missions.
I am healthy and on my way to Mars, but may be too loud for the antennas on Earth while I'm so close. Ground stations are working to match my signal strength so that I can communicate clearly with my team.
This is because our spacecraft are communicating through the NASA deep space network, which is designed for long range communications at very low powers. Right after lunch, our spacecraft are a lot closer to earth than they normally will be, so the signal is very strong.
It’s back to normal operations for me as I cruise to Mars. I put over a million miles on the odometer yesterday. Roughly 290 million miles to go in my #CountdownToMars .
Latest status: go.nasa.gov/2P9xoo0
Follow my flight path: go.nasa.gov/30eh63z
NASA Kennedy
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, center, watches Mars 2020 launch on the observation deck of the Operations and Support Building II at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 30, 2020. With him are students Vaneeza Rupani, at left, and Alex Mather. Rupani named the Ingenuity helicopter, and Mather names the Mars Perseverance rover. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket lifted off at 7:50 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, sending the rover and helicopter on their trek to Mars. The rover is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. The rover will search for habitable conditions in the ancient past and signs of past microbial life on Mars. The Launch Services Program at Kennedy is responsible for launch management. Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods
NASA Is Dropping a New Rover on Mars. Here’s What Could Go Wrong
Failure could take on many forms next week when NASA’s next-gen rover, Perseverance, reaches the surface of the Red Planet. Here’s what needs to go right—and how things could quickly go sideways—when Perseverance tries to make its much-anticipated landing.gizmodo.com
I want to see that helicopter fly. All the, "here's how things could go sideways" clickbait is annoying. EVERYBODY knows the thing could crash.NASA Is Dropping a New Rover on Mars. Here’s What Could Go Wrong
Failure could take on many forms next week when NASA’s next-gen rover, Perseverance, reaches the surface of the Red Planet. Here’s what needs to go right—and how things could quickly go sideways—when Perseverance tries to make its much-anticipated landing.gizmodo.com
I hope that nothing goes wrong with Perseverance's landing on Wednesday, after all NASA landed Curiosity on Mars with no trouble so they can do it again with Perseverance.
I want to see that helicopter fly. All the, "here's how things could go sideways" clickbait is annoying. EVERYBODY knows the thing could crash.NASA Is Dropping a New Rover on Mars. Here’s What Could Go Wrong
Failure could take on many forms next week when NASA’s next-gen rover, Perseverance, reaches the surface of the Red Planet. Here’s what needs to go right—and how things could quickly go sideways—when Perseverance tries to make its much-anticipated landing.gizmodo.com
I hope that nothing goes wrong with Perseverance's landing on Wednesday, after all NASA landed Curiosity on Mars with no trouble so they can do it again with Perseverance.
The next flying probe I'm aware of is for Titan:I want to see that helicopter fly. All the, "here's how things could go sideways" clickbait is annoying. EVERYBODY knows the thing could crash.NASA Is Dropping a New Rover on Mars. Here’s What Could Go Wrong
Failure could take on many forms next week when NASA’s next-gen rover, Perseverance, reaches the surface of the Red Planet. Here’s what needs to go right—and how things could quickly go sideways—when Perseverance tries to make its much-anticipated landing.gizmodo.com
I hope that nothing goes wrong with Perseverance's landing on Wednesday, after all NASA landed Curiosity on Mars with no trouble so they can do it again with Perseverance.
I hope that the helicopter fly's too sferrin, I would like to see how the rotors cope in the Martian atmosphere. Would this be a prelude to a much larger Mars helicopter in the future post Perseverance?