NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover landed on the Red Planet Thursday, nearly seven months after its liftoff from the Space Coast. Perseverance launched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket on July 30, 2020, from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Its target: the Jezero Crater, where it will look for signs of past life on Mars. Kennedy Space Center recently completed the second phase of an ongoing project to plant vegetation on about 4 and a half miles of dunes along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The sandbanks protect the center’s critical space facilities, launch infrastructure, workforce, and wildlife from severe weather threats like hurricanes and tropical storms. — NASA — Mars, Up Close Source: NASA (https://images.nasa.gov/) Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. §105) Audio is served by the publisher; Budi does not host or modify it.
0:00Hi, I'm NASA Kennedy's Norman Phelps with the Launch Services Program, and I'm outside KSC taking you inside KSC. NASA's Mars Perseverance rover landed on the Red Planet Thursday, nearly seven months after its liftoff from the Space Coast. Persevarence launched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket on July 30, 2020 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Airport Station. Its target? The Jezero Crater, where we'll look for signs of past life on Mars. Leading up to the historic landing, the Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center recently hosted a live event on its Facebook page. LSP Launch Director Tim Dunn and Dylan Rice, Launch Conductor with United Launch Alliance, shared their thoughts about the launch,
0:44the LSP-ULA partnership, and their hopes for the rover's mission on the Red Planet. Kennedy recently completed the second phase of an ongoing project to plant vegetation about 4.5 miles of dunes along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The sandbanks protect the center's critical space facilities, launch infrastructure, workforce and wildlife from severe weather threats like hurricanes and tropical storms. Workers replenish the dunes with additional sand and native coastal vegetation to protect this crucial shoreline from storm surges and erosion. For more Inside KSC, check us out on social media and at nasa.gov slash kennedy.
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