NASA is about to share unprecedented video footage of its new Perseverance rover landing on Mars.
The rover, which touched down in the planet s Jezero Crater on Thursday, has spent the weekend beaming photos and video back to Earth. Now, NASA is ready to reveal the first video footage in a press conference on Monday.
The new video, titled How to Land on Mars, was captured as Perseverance touched down, according to a NASA statement teasing the footage release.
That means, for the first time in history, you ll be able to watch a rover landing on Mars.
The closest NASA has ever gotten to such footage is a stop-motion movie that Curiosity captured during its descent to the red planet. The footage doesn t show the rover, or its parachute and jetpack.
Yungblud soundtracked a moment in space exploration history this week.
The UK singer was heard on NASA streams shortly after the Perseverance Mars Rover touched down, completing its journey to Mars.
A truly historic moment, The David Bowie Estate offered Life On Mars? as a means to soundtrack the event.
Yungblud recorded a very special cover, initially laid down for last month s A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day! concert produced by
The singer comments: To sing the pinnacle song by an artist that truly defined my whole existence, in a search for extraterrestrial existence was one of the best moments of my entire life. The punx went to Mars!
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Feb 19, 2021 6:00 PM On Thursday, the Perseverance Mars Rover successfully landed on the Red Planet. To celebrate the achievement, a cover version of the David Bowie classic Life on Mars? sung by alternative rocker Yungblud and featuring various musicians who toured and recorded with Bowie was played at the end of the official NASA livestream. Among the Bowie touring-band alums who appeared were keyboardist Mike Garson , guitarists Earl Slick and Gerry Leonard , and drummer Sterling Campbell . To sing the pinnacle song by an artist that truly defined my whole existence, in a search for extraterrestrial existence, was one of the best moments of my entire life, Yungblud says in a statement. The punx went to Mars!
On Thursday, the Perseverance Mars Rover successfully landed on the Red Planet. To celebrate the achievement, a cover version of the David Bowie class.