All you need to know about NASA's rocket launch to Mars today

NASA's latest mission to Mars is set to take off this morning, as long as weather conditions hold up.

At 11.50am Irish time today NASA's next-generation Mars rover Perseverance will liftoff from Florida's Cape Canaveral.The car-sized six-wheeled robotic rover will launch atop an Atlas 5 rocket from the Boeing-Lockheed joint venture United Launch Alliance. "This is the ninth time we've landed on Mars, so we do have experience with it," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.Simply pop your e-mail into the box at the top of this article and get all the latest news and entertainment direct to you

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