The countdown to Mars 2020 is on – and NASA can’t afford to miss it

The deadline for NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 mission to launch is fast-approaching – and the US space agency isn’t accepting the possibility of delay or defeat. In the pipeline for eight years now, Mars 2020 isn’t short on challenges – including a parachute to land on the red planet’s surface, a brand new experimental helicopter, and a whole new rover … Continue reading