NASA MARS LAUNCH - SPACE AGENCY TO LAUNCH ROCKET CARRYING PERSEVERANCE ROVER TO RED PLANET

The Independent 30 July 2020 - by Andrew Griffin

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Nasa will head to Mars after launching a rocket from Earth today

The space agency is sending 

The rover is carrying a helicopter that will make the first ever flight on another planet

The rocket is the third to take off for Mars this month, as space agencies leap through the brief window in which the planets align to allow an efficient trip to the Red Planet. 

The European Space Agency and Roscosmos were forced to postpone the launch of their lander, Rosalind Franklin, after delays meant it would not be able to leave in time