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Administrator Addresses Media Before Perseverance Launch

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine addresses the media on July 29, 2020, before the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launch.
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is scheduled for launch on July 30, 2020.

Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro, left, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, second from left, NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard, second from right, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, are seen during a press conference ahead of the launch of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Perseverance rover is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. Launch is scheduled for Thursday, July 30.

Photo: NASA/Joel Kowsky