NASA has revealed plans to launch a rover to Mars next month to scour the red planet for signs of life. The space agency’s Perseverance Mars rover is set to launch on July 20, and will search for signs of past microscopic life, and collect samples of Martian rock and dust.
Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator, said: “Fifty-one years ago today, NASA was deep into final preparations for the first Moon landing.
Today we stand at the threshold of another monumental moment in exploration: sample collection at Mars. “As we celebrate the heroes of Apollo 11 today, future generations may well recognize the women and men of Perseverance - not only for what they will achieve 100 million miles from home, but for what they were able to accomplish on
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