For Jacksonville native, landing on Mars just start of amazing journey
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, Journal-Courier
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Images from NASA are streamed live Thursday to show the landing of Perseverance on Mars. The rover landing mission begins its search for traces of life after the successful landing. On board is a helicopter designed by a Jacksonville native and her team that will be used to make the first-ever controlled flight on another planet.Alastair Grant | APShow MoreShow Less
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In this photo provided by NASA, members of NASA s Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The landing of the six-wheeled vehicle marks the third visit to Mars in just over a week. Two spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates and China swung into orbit around the planet on successive days last week. (Bill