Watch NASA launch its Mars 2020 mission live

[Mike Wehner]

• NASA is finally ready to get its Mars 2020 mission underway after months of hard work preparing the hardware in the midst of a pandemic.
• The mission launch window opens at 7:50 a.m. EDT and will remain open for two hours.
• Perseverance and the Mars helicopter are expected to reach the Red Planet on February 18th, 2021.

To say that NASA's Mars 2020 mission — which includes the Perseverance rover and the Mars helicopter — has had a rough road to launch day would be a massive understatement. The space agency had to battle a global pandemic and a host of delays before it was finally ready to send its hardware skyward. Now, it seems everything has lined up and NASA can finally get its historic mission underway.

The launch of the Mars 2020 mission will take place within a launch window that opens at 7:50 a.m. EDT. The launch window will remain open for two full hours, allowing ample time for kinks to be worked out if any should arise. As always, NASA will be providing a live stream of the launch so we can all enjoy it from the safety and comfort of our browsers.

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