MiMi Aung

NASA's Mars 2020 rover and helicopter are nearly ready for launch

Ahead of next week’s launch window opening --wherein NASA will have from July 30th to August 15th to get the mission underway -- The Space Foundation sat down with NASA leadership to discuss the goals, challenges and opportunities afforded by NASA’s ninth mission to the surface of Mars. This time NASA plans to send its most capable rover to date, Perseverance, Zurbuchen continued.