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NASA sends Perseverance rover toward Mars

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NASA this morning successfully launched its Perseverance rover and its Ingenuity helicopter into space.

The vehicles now are headed toward Mars, a trip scheduled to take seven months.

"This is the first time in history where we're going to Mars with an explicit mission to find life on another world – ancient life on Mars," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.

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