Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Mars 2020 Update: Perseverance and Ingenuity Are Now at the Pad!

The Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars 2020 spacecraft rolls out from the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to the pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 in Florida...on July 28, 2020.
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Just thought I'd share these images of the Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Perseverance Mars rover and the Ingenuity Mars helicoper as it rolled out to the pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida earlier this morning. Liftoff of the Atlas V from Space Launch Complex-41 at CCAFS is targeted for 7:50 AM, Eastern Daylight Time (4:50 AM, Pacific Daylight Time) on Thursday, July 30. Weather is currently at 80% "GO" during the 2-hour launch window that day. So stoked!

The Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars 2020 spacecraft rolls out from the VIF to the pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's SLC-41 in Florida...on July 28, 2020.
United Launch Alliance

The Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars 2020 spacecraft rolls out to the pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's SLC-41 in Florida...on July 28, 2020.
United Launch Alliance

The Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars 2020 spacecraft arrives at the SLC-41 pad in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida...on July 28, 2020.
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