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The rocket carrying the Mars 2020 mission lifts off from KSC

July 30, 2020

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 7:50 a.m. EDT on July 30, 2020.

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