Mars 2020 Rover Launch On Track Despite Pandemic

Mars Perseverance
Credit: NASA
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, NASA is moving ahead on schedule to make the July-August launch window for the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. The $2.72 billion, two-year mission will assess the habitability of the red planet’s Jezero Crater and gather and cache samples of the soil and rock for return...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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