NASA Previews Perseverance Mars Rover Landing

Catch a Mars 2020 mission update on what to expect from the hardest Mars landing ever attempted in history. NASA's Perseverance Mars rover touches down on the Red Planet on Feb. 18.
Speakers include:
Lori Glaze, director, NASA’s Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters
Matt Wallace, Perseverance deputy project manager, JPL
Jennifer Trosper, Perseverance deputy project manager, JPL
Allen Chen, Perseverance entry, descent, and landing lead, JPL
Kaitlin Liles, deputy chief engineer, Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing Instrumentation 2 (MEDLI2) sensor suite, NASA’s Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Ken Farley, Perseverance project scientist, Caltech, Pasadena, California
For more information, how to participate in the mission and how to watch landing live, visit go.nasa.gov/ma...
Credit: NASA-JPL/Caltech

[@Kinarp]

I can’t wait for tomorrow. Hope everything goes well.

[@kaushikvada5899]

I hope so too!

[@Sub2RazE]

me too!!

[@AtlasSMH]

same, if it doesn't, i'm not gonna jinx it

[@justaguy2957]

huh tf

[@AtlasSMH]

@Juicyg maybe they do, maybe they don't, who knows

[@madhumithabalaji2008]

All my best wishes for Perseverance rover.

[@amin4840]

I’m so excited for this historic event tomorrow! Best of luck to all involved and I hope for a safe landing!

[@BigSpuds]

what time uk time will it be landing

[@amin4840]

@@BigSpuds hey Charlie it will be at 7:30 PM UK time.

[@freshbloominclothing]

I'm so excited that I'm doubting I'll sleep tonight. Thank you to all those who worked to make this possible!

[@varunkumardtsfi]

Best of luck NASA and people of USA hope things go well. I am waiting eagerly. Love from Bharat

[@dayleguy3485]

Good luck Perseverance and team, we’ll be watching from the UK. 👍

[@craigdavis4955]

Best of luck NASA and people of USA hope things go well. I am waiting eagerly. Love from Wales in the UK

[@gg-ps1vz]

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[@joshuawiggins3891]

thank you feeling very excited about this can't wait for the first pics, videos and yes audio

[@jeandane.6156]

Thanks.

[@astro9187]

I can't wait for tommorow. It's so exciting and emotional.

[@hugodiazgarcia1266]

Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity in watching NASA´s previews perseverance Mars Rover Landing, so wu can understand better the engineering of Perseverence.

[@ragulanadason3108]

We congratulate NASA ..for their unforgettable history to mankind....from Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@missminti]

So cool to watch history and the future write itself!

[@markwells8798]

Nothing man made has made it to mars, because NASA says so isn't proof 🤣

[@Caprum]

Me and my friends will be watching this during our online D&D game

[@f1ip_br]

slightly envious of the DnD part

[@kiheirc3195]

This is awesome I remember as a kid when Viking landed. So exciting feeling the same way about this

[@joshuawiggins3891]

right our love of space never gets old the child inside of us still jumps up and down with excitement for this, for all of us

[@joshuawiggins3891]

this is an amazing mission and spacecraft can't wait to see it touch down safe and sound good luck and gods speed Perseverance going to be an awesome chance to do some important science and prove we can make what we need on planet which means less space taken for resources and we can bring more people or more building supplies for landing pads and buildings, key equipment and food

[@jackieo7944]

Best wishes from the United Kingdom, hope all goes well

[@sebastienmcgrath6077]

This is American but ok

[@PatrickBergersen]

@@sebastienmcgrath6077 I think they are quite aware of that, can you read?

[@tickogrey5846]

@@sebastienmcgrath6077 jesus christ

[@bressart464]

Thank you!!!! 🌃 ✨

[@paulward4268]

@@sebastienmcgrath6077 Matey- just because we are in the UK doesn't mean we can't send the team all our best wishes. You do understand that right?????

[@jags4joy]

Congratulations NASA. The world looks up to you in hope for a better future. All the best!!!

[@Roman-rw5xj]

Well done, NASA! You are THE BEST in THE WORLD!!!

[@SpaceinArabic]

Am holding my breath from now, all my best wishes for percy

[@reynoldprice7361]

"Percy" Love it. We need a good name for the helicopter as well.

[@SpaceinArabic]

@@reynoldprice7361 nuity I guess

[@jackstarsky3268]

@@SpaceinArabic Inty?

[@richardmiranda640]

I am...

[@ashiksaleem360]

Indy?

[@Michael_Scott_Howard]

Best wishes to JPL.... Oh and JPL folks: the only failure is not trying.. not aiming high...

[@thedutchman8793]

Hooah! That an awesome attitude to have! Make sure you own it and live up to that every day!! 👊

[@protection7063]

And not persevering

[@sebastienmcgrath6077]

I think they aimed pretty high if you ask me

[@lanilindsey7693]

Amen, Michael, amen!

[@KevinFreist]

oh they secured their funds ! that was the goal. now lets see if we ever get what we paid for .i doubt it seriously. nasa is the master of excuse drs .

[@andreeahristu3134]

Good luck PERSEVERANCE!!! send us the beauty of the outside world... safe landing 💫💫💫

[@CarlosHenrique-ni2ml]

In a short time, the names of thousands of people from different countries on our planet will land on the planet Mars, representing our expectations and hopes for new discoveries in favor of all humanity! Thank you for allowing us to participate in this historic moment!

[@thedutchman8793]

Not all of them will be doing it for humanity, there will be a lot who have personal gain in mind. Hopefully they don't get far....

[@arielholtz]

Great host, well organized. Can't wait. Great job everyone!

[@Valen4JACJ]

What a time to be Alive 🤩 So excited to know what has been discovered and To be part of the beginning of this adventure!

[@graemeaustralia6624]

Thank you to all for the work you do .you all represent us all on earth. without you doing this work we would know little about things from outside of our own world. I hope all goes well. Thank you Graeme Melbourne Australia

[@precutmilk1896]

Can’t wait so excited for tomorrow, great work everyone behind this wishing for the best

[@Aardvarkangling]

Go NASA am going sit up in my cinema in India to watch this incredible adventure take a bigger step forward in the advancement of mankind’s knowledge for the future of mankind’s continued existence - will have all my extremities crossed to bring you success on the landing and it’s voyage to come. Good luck and thank you from one of mankind.

[@johnrussell9801]

Good luck to all involved, a fantastic achievement even before the landing, I will be watching along with millions of others

[@fahimnawaz8708]

Best wishes for NASA and JPL team, Love from Sri Lanka

[@kaltonian]

Gods speed & good luck guys

[@matty3071]

So excited for this landing. This is inspiring. Yea science!

[@diegoexposito4751]

Congrats NASA!!! 🇺🇸🇪🇸✌

[@bananajoeman6619]

Fingers and toes crossed!!! Godspeed Perserverance!

[@pranav3041]

oh my oh my i have never been so exited in my life !

[@shadon_official2510]

No matter what happens, there’s no failure only experiences.

[@joshuawiggins3891]

" no mistakes here only happy accidents."- Bob Ross

[@kiekhem]

Im so glad i can witness this

[@fastfest2425]

In My Country, The Live Will Begin In 2:15 AM, So Need To More Sleep

[@jadeskies298]

PERSEVERANCE MADE IT! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 🎊🥳🎉

[@kmillin815]

Good luck guys

[@tomf3608]

Sending my resume to NASA first thing tomorrow

[@schottenlord]

Thank you NASA! 🧑‍🚀

[@johnrussell9801]

After a year of the "virus" it lifts the heart and adds to hope for future generations to build on

[@griffinoneal1856]

Amazing time to still be alive

[@blueant8150]

Preserverance HAS TO take a selfie with opportunity

[@aaronhokanson6718]

Great production.

[@hapuzi]

I'm so excited to see this!

[@anilpeter7762]

Best wishes NASA ✌️

[@davekamnizza06]

Continue to make us dream from France 🇫🇷 👍 great America 🇺🇸 Nice moment I will share with my son !!! Can’t wait 😜

[@AGPZ2700]

Best wishes from Angola 🇦🇴.

[@twelvegr]

Best wishes from Philippines

[@venkateshgadivemula]

All the best from #india...... Go ❤️#NASA.. Go #JPL❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘

[@shabbydooforever]

So excited for tomorrow! Can't wait! Go Perseverance and Ingenuity!

[@VisionaryVet]

God speed team . We are all with you .

[@patpat2235]

wish every good luck and hope everything goes well. also that it answers lots of questions

[@Psnym]

I have literally been playing “Countdown” from the Rush album _Signals_ nonstop today, in anticipation of the landing

[@lettucedealer]

Hope you guys find some aliens, make sure you bring milk and cookies so they know we're friendly

[@swjackson2]

Um, we humans aren't that friendly!

[@lettucedealer]

@@swjackson2 true

[@soultrick7474]

nice

[@TheGailmuldrow]

Wow! I just can't wait to see more! Sooooo cool!

[@TaterChip91]

Happy belated martian new year for those who celebrate 🤣🤣

[@thedutchman8793]

Glad I'm not the only need that fun this funny!

[@deepashikawaasala3241]

Good luck NASA!!! I hope everything goes fine!! All the best!!

[@zaid.muwahhid]

I’m super excited for tomorrow!

[@enosseluispedro8711]

Muito obrigado NASA, vocés são melhores do planeta terra. Estou ancioso em ver o q havemos de descobrir num breve futuro.

[@lumpatdumpat22ld]

Good luck from India 👍👍👍

[@seanpinkey2188]

Good luck today JPL, NASA, and Mission Team Perseverance! The World is Red-y to share in the excitement of your telemetry data. :D AD ASTRA!

[@ssotkow]

They all seem very nervous. Totally understandable. Fear humanizes all these brilliant talents at JPL. If I was sitting at the panel, I'd probably soil myself until actual landing.

[@moondra3481]

I can't wait! I am counting down the minutes of this! Good LUCK!!!!

[@DbeeM]

I’m most excited to see the drone/helicopter in action.

[@elijahstonesify]

Did u enjoy the cartoon ?? Lol

[@durval_arantes]

Hello from Brazil. I can barely wait.

[@enoglasanimationclips1201]

A magic moment...I can feel it in the air to nigth...in a few years mankind will step on mars...o lord...I was waiti ng for this moment all my live...

[@TheDarcy2010]

im sorry but Marina Jurica's mask is hilarious. the way it opens vertically when she speaks hahahaha.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Now I can't unsee it :-)

[@swjackson2]

hey Darcy, i just googled her, she can getaway with the "suggestive" change in shape of the mask when speaking, she's a cutie (I know, it's 2021 not 1969, forgive me!).

[@jstn496]

not gonna be happy until I hear "touchdown confirmed."

[@2k7u]

yeps

[@av4rici0u55]

And not RUD

[@Groose82]

Sad the second season has been cancelled.

[@starlord1346]

Best wishes for NASA love ❤ from india 🇮🇳

[@wasteofspacegaming6911]

Can’t wait for tomorrow. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎈🎈🎈🎈

[@Atila523]

Let me go get some popcorn right away! That's gonna be thrilling!

[@kerstinbz]

Ich drücke so sehr die Daumen,dass alles gut läuft!!!GO PERCY👽👽👽

[@mimsnshine]

Looking forward to this..good luck to all and those wonderful machines nearing mars.

[@alekwhite8402]

I'm psyched for the tomorrow. Good luck tomorrow.

[@maldenbarisic4002]

Good fortune and god speed in landing to perseverance.

[@tubularap]

Success Perseverance and Ingenuity.

[@thenugget3671]

Its today, so excited

[@Caprum]

I really hope the rover can navigate it self during the 7 minutes of terror

[@secularph8424]

All the best , safe anding. Good luck from India

[@zachd8845]

Good luck NASA!

[@Sekhar411]

Let’s go to Mars 👍

[@thedutchman8793]

Maybe once there are some nice lush forests there😉 (for me personally)

[@daviddean707]

I will miss the spontaneous dancing at the moment of landing.

[@mustafaanwari3666]

Best wishes from Pluto 🥸 Mars & I go way back.... good old times “Marsi”

[@ShAwTee1436]

They’re executing the landing remotely?! It makes sense, but I did not expect that. I’m excited to see how this all turns out:)

[@paulward4268]

Because of the distance between Mars and Earth, there is an 11 minute time lag between transmitting and receiving signals. So it's impossible to communicate with the lander in real time - therefore the vehicle has to be programmed in advance with all the information it needs to complete the required manoeuvres autonomously. This has been done once before several years ago with the Curiosity Rover, and Perseverance has been updated with information from that mission, plus much new capability. All this makes it simply amazing doesn't it??

[@ShAwTee1436]

@@paulward4268 oh gosh, I forgot about the time lag. Holy cow! Yeah that’s indeed amazing 🤩!! I have a lot of respect for all who made this possible. I’m still feeling excitement from the landing this afternoon. I can’t wait to see what Perseverance discovers.

[@paulward4268]

@@ShAwTee1436 I totally agree!!! It's.going to be amazing once they checked everything out and get started. I can't wait for the photographs to start arriving, & Its going to be interesting to to how the drrone helicopter works out!! :) :)

[@palmdoc]

All the best NASA!

[@mohsenla8602]

I always trusted NASA. After landing if the spaceship has enough capacity please bring me some soil for additional personal tests.thank you NASA

[@am_ravindra94]

Waiting to here good news

[@canadianrocketman3475]

t- 4 hours ill be at school so il miss it hope it goes well!

[@gotoabid]

Yeah waiting for it..... Hope everything goes well 👍

[@sarabird4525]

So excited I can't wait. Fingers crossed 🤞

[@oleksandrderkach9006]

Looking at video it seems that film crew already landed before :D

[@WilbertLek]

Looking at your comment you must have made it AFTER your brain left...

[@abhishek3620]

Congrats on your mission Nasa from Nepal

[@Goldslate73]

YEAAAHHHHHHHH BABBBBBYYYYYYY!!! WE'LL LAND THAT ROVER! WE'LL LAND THAT ROVER CLEAN!

[@dimitrijuszigunovas3782]

It's tearing me apart. I feel something will go wrong. On the other hand - it simply must work, it's too important

[@PackardKotch]

Me too... I feel like something will go wrong with the lowered flight part. I can’t quite tell why I’m worried about it, but I feel like it will go wrong. This comment will probably age terribly, but that’s just how I feel.

[@2k7u]

@@PackardKotch Even if it does go well im pretty sure that drone will not last long

[@thedutchman8793]

@@PackardKotch probably because of the magnitude of this event! Do you what will happen to the world if they find ANY signs of extra terrestrial life? Let alone imagine if they find evidence of intelligent life having lived or visited there?! This could break a lot of people's minds( literally) as well as what it would do to a lot of major religions! And last but not least think of what this will do to flat earthers! Lol

[@PackardKotch]

@@thedutchman8793 yeah, that’s why I’m so excited and worried at the same time.

[@vamshikulkarni6362]

All will go well..!! Excited.

[@scottgauer7299]

reentry heating isn't friction! It's compression shock heating. Very little heat comes from friction. EDL science lead should know that...

[@mexseeker]

¡A este paso dentro de poco tiempo podremos hacer viajes y turismo en Marte!

[@rogernolan9037]

Godspeed, Perseverance!

[@grownman9984]

I Am Gonna be SOO EXITED Tomorrow!