Mars Rover, Built In Pasadena, Launches Into Space

PASADENA (CBSLA) – After years of preparation, NASA’s Perseverance rover is on its way to Mars.
An Atlas V rocket with the Perseverance rover lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 30, 2020. (Getty Images)
The Perseverance, which was built at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, was sent to the Red Planet early Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The SUV-sized rover Perseverance launched at 4:50 a.m. Pacific time abo