Another mission of a robotic vehicle to Mars by NASA. The US space agency will launch the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
Probably one of the few taxithat have not yet been cancelled.
If you have time or just want to see something new, read how you can watch the event live.
The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is scheduled to leave Space Launch Complex 41 this morning, very close to Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida. The launch will take place at 2:50 PM, although live coverage will begin at 2:00 PM tonight (Greek time), according to NASA. Perseverance is expected to arrive on Mars in February 2021.
Although the event will end in TV, you can plan to watch it online via NASA Live, the official live streaming service.
In addition to giving us the opportunity to watch the rover launch live, NASA has also hosted a number of events and activities at social media, hashtagged #CountdownToMars. You'll find lots of interesting stuff (like educational toolkits and lots of pictures of Mars). The main event is from a team at Facebook which is open to all users of social media.
According to NASA, the participants in the events with (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn or NASA TV.) hashtag #CountdowntoMars will have the opportunity to:
- Essentially connect with #CountdownToMars fans
- Get a NASA Social badge that can be shared online or printed at home
- Take a tour of NASA's Kennedy Space Center
- Interact with NASA team members in real time
- Watch the launch of the Atlas V rocket that the Perseverance rover will send to Mars. You can watch the launch live on NASA's NASA YouTube channel, starting tonight at 2:00 PM.
