Mars Helicopter Attached to Perseverance Rover for July Launch
With the launch period of NASA s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover opening in 14 weeks, final preparations of the spacecraft continue at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the past week, the assembly, test and launch operations team completed important milestones, fueling the descent stage also known as the sky crane and attaching the Mars Helicopter, which will be the first aircraft in history to attempt powercontrolled flight on another planet. STORY
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