Launch of Perseverance to the red planet took place not a moment too soon
A rocket carrying Nasa's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover vehicle lifts off from the Cape Canaveral airforce base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the US, July 30 2020. Picture: REUTERS/JOE SKIPPER
So is it any wonder, in our longing to get away from this virus-riddled existence, that we have found an escape in space? We have hitched a virtual ride on the rocket that will take the intrepidMars rover, Perseverance , to the red planet. This $2.4bn mission launched on Thursday, and not a moment too soon.
Ten spacecraft — including four rovers — have landed there over the past half century. We are enthusiastically racking up the frequent flyer miles to Mars, all in the hope that one day people will fly there too. It’s exhilarating that the pandemic didn’t stop this trip.
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