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On Thursday afternoon the Mars 2020 Perseverance, with speeds of 12,000 miles an hour, 25 times the speed of sound, will penetrate the Martian atmosphere like a meteor and begin its descent — while the world watches virtually.
The team at Hampton's NASA Langley Research Center oversaw much of the research for the entry, descent and landing portion of the Perseverance mission.
Media Invited to Mars Landing Virtual Roundtable News provided by Share this article Share this article HAMPTON, Va., Feb. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Entry, descent and landing (EDL) experts from NASA's Langley Research Center will participate in a virtual roundtable and be available for questions from media 9:30 a.m. Feb. 17, one day ahead of the landing of NASA's 2020 Mars Perseverance rover mission. Perseverance is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet on Thursday, Feb. 18 at approximately 3:55 p.m. EST. Experts will include: Henry Wright, MEDLI2 project manager David Way, Mars 2020 ...