Perseverance Mars Rover

Soon after its arrival to NASA's Kennedy Space Center last week, the Mars 2020 rover was moved to the Florida spaceport's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, where it has been undergoing processing for its mission later this year. The spacecraft was flown to Kennedy from California aboard a C-17 aircraft on Feb. 12. Targeted for mid-July 2020, the …

Leaving from its temporary home at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, the Mars 2020 rover completed a cross-country trip Wednesday afternoon. It arrived on a C-17 aircraft to the Launch and Landing Facility (formerly the Shuttle Landing Facility) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft was then moved to Kennedy's …