If you’re a fan of the red planet, there’s a fun week of events in store: NASA is targeting a launch for the Mars 2020 mission & Perseverance rover this Thursday, July 30th. Perseverance’s mission is to search for ancient life on Mars.
Monday: Mission coverage begins at 1 EST with NASA's pre-launch news conference
at www.nasa.gov.
Tuesday: check-out a new episode of REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids, focusing entirely on the red planet! Avail wherever you get your podcasts.
Wednesday: I’ll be joining NASA Social’s “Countdown to Mars” event; follow along for virtual tours & updates throughout the day.
Thursday: at 7.30 am EST, The Cosmosphere I are hosting a virtual event featuring pre-launch insights from Michael Staab, Fault Management Systems Principal Engineer for the Lunar Lander and Lunar Gateway programs at Northrup Grumman (and former JPL mission Flight Director). Then during the launch, scheduled for 7.50 am EST, Michael will offer commentary during NASA’s live broadcast and a post-launch Q&A. Definitely worth the early coffee. (Photo: NASA)