Today’s the day. Trip to Mars, 99.9% complete. The most dangerous part comes last: the final seven minutes.
Watch my landing live starting at 11:15 a.m. PST / 2:15 p.m. EST / 19:15 UTC. #CountdownToMars
https://t.co/EeLjRU9D3Z
A preview of what’s to come in just a couple of hours. Once I get this part behind me, I’ll finally be able to get to work. Can’t wait. #CountdownToMars
LIVE: #CountdownToMars
Watch live coverage of @NASAPersevere's landing. The rover will search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars: https://t.co/uEqNm9wHww https://t.co/uEqNm9wHww
Today's coverage of @NASAPersevere's #CountdownToMars will look a little different than how it has for past Martian landings: COVID precautions have separated coverage among eight locations and 14 robotic cameras:
"@NASAPersevere is still in space right now, about 9,000 miles from Mars. So far, she is healthy and on course."
Swati Mohan, @NASAJPL engineer on the rover's landing team, provides a status update on the #CountdownToMars: