NASA virtually invites you on your next mission to Mars | Voice of america

MIAMI, USA – The National Space Aeronautics Administration (NASA) is excited about the upcoming launch of a spacecraft that, after months of travel, will take a remote-controlled vehicle to Mars, called Perseverance Mars 2020, and wants everyone to participate. of emotion through the internet.

On July 30, the Alianza Atlas V special rocket will launch into space, taking off from Cape Canaveral at 7:50 a.m. Eastern Time.

There will be live coverage of takeoff starting at 07:00 local time on the agency’s website (www.nasa.gov) as well as on the Spanish Channel on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/nasa_es ), Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Twitch and Daily Motion.

The Perseverance is the latest NASA vehicle designed to roam the surface of Mars and search for astrobiological evidence of microbiotic life on Mars.

After a seven-month journey, the Perseverance will land on the Cráter Lake, on February 18, 2021. There he will collect samples of rocks and sand to bring to Earth. This robot will help characterize the planet’s climate and geology, in preparation for eventual human exploration of the red planet.

The public will be able to virtually attend the launch of the special rocket, and receive update information on the mission, augmented reality filters, access to a social community of NASA fans, among others,

“More than 112,000 people signed up to be virtual guests of the SpaceX Demo 2 rocket flight test launch in May, which was the first time we offered this type of experience to the public,” said Bettina Inclán, Administrator for Communications . “For our launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance we hope that many more people will join us in the countdown.”

To register or get more information you can visit the page: https://www.nasa.gov/beourguest.

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