After months of anticipation, NASA will finally launch its Perseverance rover to Mars this week. The launch will take place on July 30 at 7:50am EDT (12:50 BST).
The rover will launch from Kennedy Space Centre on board a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, and will then complete a 34 million mile journey to Mars, before landing in the Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021.
NASA will livestream the launch on its YouTube channel here. Mirror Online will also be covering the launch live, so make sure you check back in on Thursday!
NASA's Mars 2020 project was first announced in December 2012, but launch opportunities have been limited. NASA explained: “Owing to the relative positions of Earth and Mars to each other, launch opportunities
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