"Perseverance is powered and ready to go." We are just a few minutes away from today's scheduled 7:50 a.m. EDT liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41. The terminal countdown is activated.
The latest weather update is in, and it's exactly what we've been hoping for. The U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron is predicting a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch. It also has been reported that teams currently are working no issues.
Some fun facts about the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, which will be powering Perseverance off the pad this morning: "We call it ‘The Dominator,'" United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno said. It has four giant solid rocket boosters (SRBs), each putting out 350,000 pounds of thrust. The rocket has about 200 …
Good morning, and welcome to today's live blog coverage of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launch! It is a beautiful morning here at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. We are just over an hour away from today's scheduled 7:50 a.m. EDT liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41. There is …
By Jim Cawley NASA's Kennedy Space Center Bursts of Florida afternoon rain showers could not dampen the spirts of NASA leaders on the eve of a much-anticipated mission to Mars. "I'm exceptionally excited about what we're about to do because we're going to launch Mars 2020 with the Perseverance robot," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said …
With less than 24 hours to go until launch, the weather is doing its part to cooperate. The U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron is continuing to predict an 80% chance of favorable weather conditions for the Thursday, July 30, liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, carrying NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. …
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will conduct a briefing today at noon at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in advance of Thursday's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launch. Also participating in the briefing are: NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard, Kennedy Deputy Director Janet Petro and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman. The event, scheduled for one hour, …
By Jim Cawley NASA's Kennedy Space Center With two days to go until NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover blasts off on its seven-month journey to the Red Planet, everything is proceeding as planned. On Tuesday, July 28, the rover made the one-third-mile trek from United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vertical Integration Facility to Cape Canaveral Air …
Perseverance was on the move. On Tuesday, July 28, at 10:24 a.m., NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover began the one-third-mile trek from United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vertical Integration Facility to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41. The ULA Atlas V 541 rocket, with Perseverance aboard, was transported at speeds of 3 to …
By Jim Cawley NASA's Kennedy Space Center With three days to go until liftoff of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, everything is on track for Thursday's planned launch to the Red Planet. "The launch readiness review is complete and we are indeed ‘go' for launch," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said during Monday's news conference at …
