NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission, touted to be the agency's most sophisticated, lifted off at 7.50 a.m. EDT, equivalent to 5.20 p.m. IST. Perseverance is on a quest to find signs of ancient microscopic life. The ambitious astrobiology mission will land on February 18, 2021, in Jezero Crater. There are multiple options available for people to watch the event live. Catch Live Updates of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Launch.
NASA MARS PERSEVERANCE ROVER LAUNCH: HIGHLIGHTS
5:29 PM: The rocket has separated from the first stage and is being boosted to orbit by the Centaur second stage. NASA Mars Perseverance Rover is now preparing for a second burn that will put it on a trajectory towards Mars.
5:20 PM: ONWARD TO MARS! NASA'S PERSEVERANCE ROVER LIFTS OFF
5:19 PM: Only a few seconds to go for the launch!
5:12 PM: How NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover launch opportunity was made possible amid coronavirus pandemic?
5:08 PM: NASA'S Mimi Aung explains how the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter will serve as a flight demonstration for future missions.
5:00 PM: In 20 minutes from now, NASA's Perseverance Rover will blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
4:40 PM: Live Coverage has begun as NASA's Perseverance Rover Launch is going to happen in a few minutes
Live Coverage begins!
4:32 PM: Are you watching? Liftoff to Mars soon!
4:23 PM: Perseverance will be blasted into space atop an Atlas 5 rocket with four strap-on solid-propellant boosters for extra power. This will generate 2.3 million pounds of thrust at the moment of liftoff and accelerate Perseverance and its interplanetary cruise stage to a velocity of nearly 26,000 mph.
4:17 PM: Live Coverage starts at 4.30 PM IST
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4:05 PM: A quick guide on NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Launch
- The mission is part of a larger program that includes missions to the Moon as a way to prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet.
- Charged with returning astronauts to the Moon by 2024, NASA will establish a sustained human presence on and around the Moon by 2028 through NASA's Artemis lunar exploration plans.
Mars 2020 Rover
4.00 PM: NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is set to launch in an hour. Hold on!
A behind-the-scenes look at NASA's indoor Mars yard.
