Getting NASA s Perseverance Mars Rover to the Launch Pad

In February 2020, NASAs Perseverance Rover began its long journey to Mars by first traveling across the United States. The rover was built at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and then carefully packed and flown to NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. There, engineers integrated the rover with the spacecraft that carries it to Mars, and the Atlas V rocket chosen to send it on its way. The launch period for the Perseverance rover opens July 30, 2020. Learn more: h