Virtual Perseverance Launch and Q & A

Join the Cosmosphere on Thursday, July 30 at 6:30 am CDT as Michael Staab, Cosmosphere Camp alumnus and current Fault Management Systems Principal Engineer for the Lunar Lander and Lunar Gateway programs at Northrop Grumman, joins us for a virtual event leading up to the live launch of the next Mars rover: Perseverance. Perseverance is set to launch at 6:50 am CDT on July 30. (this time is subject to change.)

Perseverance’s mission is to search for ancient life on the Red Planet. Staab will offer insights about the rover and its mission before the launch and commentary during live-streamed NASA event. Following the launch, Staab will take questions from the Cosmosphere's online audience.

Join this virtual event by visiting www.cosmomeeting.org or the Cosmosphere’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/kscosmosphere/live.

To learn more about the Mars 2020 mission, see this site: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/