July 30th 7AM Eastern time NASA to Broadcast Mars 2020 Perseverance Launch, Prelaunch Activities

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COUNT Down to MARS:
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The mission – designed to better understand the geology and climate of Mars and seek signs of ancient life on the Red Planet – will use the robotic scientist, which weighs just under 2,300 pounds (1,043 kilograms) and is the size of a small car, to collect and store a set of rock and soil samples that could be returned to Earth by future Mars sample return missions. It also will test new technologies to benefit future robotic and human exploration of Mars.

Launch is s scheduled to 7:50 AM eastern July 30th.

Prelaunch Activities 7AM July 30th

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Mars 2020 Perseverance is part of America’s larger Moon to Mars exploration approach that includes missions to the Moon as a way to prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet. Charged with sending the first woman and next man to the Moon by 2024, NASA will establish a sustained human presence on and around the Moon by 2028 through NASA's Artemis program.

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, media participation in news conferences will be remote. Only a limited number of media, who already have been accredited, will be accommodated at Kennedy. For the protection of media and Kennedy employees, the Kennedy Press Site News Center facilities will remain closed to all media throughout these events.

Access from mobile for Instagram (Mars, Mission Control, the Rover)
Or from the Facebook App (Mars, Mission Control, the Rover)

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I'll be participating in this live stream of the launch this morning:

i ran outside to see the launch and its nothing but eye killing sun.its SO bright!
i dont think anyone can see it unless you are wearing a welders mask...

This is just another INCREDIBLE waste of money that we don't have!

Yeah...days after chinese mission to mars blasts off.

Obviously many people think that partying is way more important than advancing humankind.

how about solving basic problems like homelessness, starvation, and corruption

how exactly is going to mars going to advance us?

we have so much open real estate right here on earth.

this whole mars mission crap is a huge waste of money and time and serves no purpose to advancing humankind

it may have been paid for but the money can be returned and further spending can be stopped now, while we deal with our problems here on earth

And UAE about a week before that. I suspect a cover for something else.

The timing of this is outstanding!

TPTB want to escape.

It won’t advance us. It will just bring more problems.