Liftoff! Perseverance on its way to the Red Planet!

The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover soars into the sky after blasting off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket on Thursday, July 30, at 7:50 a.m. Photo credit: NASA

The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, powered by the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, has blasted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station! The liftoff went right on time, at 7:50 a.m. EDT.