In a press release today, JPL has released a short time-lapse video
of the Mars 2020 rover being lowered down onto all of its six wheels
inside the JPL's Simulator Building on October 8th where engineers
and technicians have been conducting tests.
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Originally Posted by JPL
JPL is building and will manage operations of the Mars 2020 rover for NASA. The rover will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in July 2020 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. NASA's Launch Services Program, based at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is responsible for launch management.
When the rover lands at Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021, it will be the first spacecraft in the history of planetary exploration with the ability to accurately retarget its point of touchdown during the landing sequence.
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Story, photos, video here :-
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7526