NASA's Perseverance rover bound for Mars to seek ancient life eNCA
"There would be no bigger discovery in the history of humanity than finding life that is not on our own world," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said.
NASA said it hadn't encountered this problem before because previous spaceships followed a different flight path, but added the issue was not serious and the vessel would soon be back in normal mode. So far, all have been American. China launched its first Mars rover last week, which should arrive by May 2021.
The idea is to lay down a proof of concept that could one day revolutionize planetary exploration since rovers can only cover a few dozen kilometers in their whole lifespans and are vulnerable to sand dunes and other obstacles.Another goal is to help pave the way for future human missions -- and a major obstacle is the planet's atmosphere of 96 percent carbon dioxide.
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