“I cannot tell you how thrilled we are to lift @NASAPersevere. @ulalaunch & its heritage rockets have taken every US mission to Mars, but this one is arguably the most sophisticated & in some ways the most exciting of all of them.” – @ToryBruno #CountdownToMars
Welcome to Rollout Day for ULA's #AtlasV rocket and @NASAPersevere. Liftoff is planned for Thursday at 7:50amEDT (1150 UTC) on a voyage to Mars. Follow along this morning because we will be playing Rollout Trivia for your chance to win some swag. bit.ly/av_mars2020
ULA Launch Director Bill Cullen gives final approval to begin the rollout. Pre-roll preps are complete and the weather is acceptable to move the 197-foot-tall rocket on its Mobile Launch Platform a third-of-a-mile north to the launch pad @45thspacewing.
The @ulalaunch #AtlasV rocket carrying the @NASAPersevere rover has made its final move on Earth: the short journey from the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad. Liftoff is targeted for 7:50 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 30 with a two-hour window. #CountdownToMars
Post-rollout operations are continuing at Space Launch Complex-41. Technicians are powering up the Atlas and Centaur rocket stages for today's testing activities. bit.ly/av_mars2020#CountdownToMars
