Photo: Screenshot from video
Yesterday at 7:50AM EST, NASA launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on a mission to Mars. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida from Space Launch Complex 41.
What I think is cool is the 4lb $80 million dollar helicopter drone that will take photos from the landscape. It will be the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
The rocket also carries the Perseverence rover that will collect samples to look for ancient life on the red planet.
Below is a video by CBS This Morning that gives an overview and a photo by a Reddit user that rented a plane to see the launch.
The rocket is expected to reach Mars in February of 2021.
I rented a plane for today’s launch of NASA’s newest Mars rover from r/pics
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