JAKARTA – In a few days time, the American Space Agency (NASA) will launch an exploration mission to Planet Mars. If there is no obstacle, the NASA rocket launch schedule will be carried out on Thursday, July 30th.
Cite the page Space, NASA will use the dubbed robot rover “Perseverance” the size of a car to explore on Mars. The robot rover will be delivered via the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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So far, NASA has announced that it is ready to go through a number of its flight readiness reviews, which include a readiness assessment of spacecraft, rockets, procedures and personnel.
“Mars is a tough planet, and we don’t want to just give up,” said Perseverance deputy project manager Matt Wallace.
In fact, the rocket launch was scheduled for early July but was delayed due to weather and technical factors. This is NASA’s second mission, since sending out a robot rover ‘Curiosity’ nine years ago.
This time, Perseverance will replace the assignment from Curiosity to explore that red planet. This sophisticated robot will land in Jezero Crater, an area with a history of water, explorers will start a mission to find signs of ancient microbial life.
Robot Perseverance don’t go alone. It also carries a named experimental drone Ingenuity attached to the body. The goal, if successful, then the helicopter can open new avenues to be explored in the future.
For information, this NASA mission is one of several launches to Mars on the limited occasions this year when the Red Planet is in an advantageous position relative to Earth. If NASA missed that opportunity, it meant waiting until 2022 for the next opportunity.
NASA preparations for Mars
Before launching a launch to Mars, NASA made preparations such as placing a nuclear power supply in a rover. Where do they install the generator Multi-mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) in the Perseverance rover.
Later the MMRTG will be activated as a source of energy for the Perseverance rover. The resource used in the MMRTG Perseverance rover was plutonium-238.
With the material-fusion method to produce energy of 110W. This power is stored in two lithium-ion batteries that are mounted on top of the rover.
NASA claims the energy supply is sufficient to operate the Perseverance rover for up to 14 years. Even though it is capable of doing quite a long mission, this robot will only carry out its duties for approximately two years.
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