NASA will be attempting to land the new Perseverance land rover carrying a helicopter named Ingenuity designed to search for signs of ancient microbial life and collect samples of Mars to return to Earth.

Get more involved in this event by participating in the “Mission to Mars Student Challenge” by using the NASA created STEM Education Toolkit with links to lead students in designing their own Mars mission, plus activities, lessons, interactives, social media and more to allow classrooms, families and individuals ride along!

To learn more about the Mission to Mars Student Challenge click the link below:

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/events/2020/12/10/pre-register-to-join-the-mission-to-mars-student-challenge-launching-january-2021/

Landing events will be broadcast life on February 18, 2021 at 2:00PM EST in English and Spanish with touchdown around 3:55PM EST. To watch live click the link below:

https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive