NASA news: Space agency outlines goals for 2020 including a launch to Mars

NASA will launch the Mars 2020 rover this year, which will explore the Red Planet as preparation for humanity’s arrival, which could happen in the next decade.

NASA said: “NASA’s latest mission to Mars — a mission that will receive a new name before launch — will be the latest rover to head to the Red Planet, but it’s not going alone. To aid it in its exploration, it’s carrying the first helicopter that will fly on another planet.”

Finally, NASA will continue its work on its new hypersonic plane dubbed the ‘Son of Concorde’ which can go as fast as the British-French airliner, but without the noise.

Along with Lockheed Martin, NASA is constructing the highly anticipated the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft, known as the “son of Concorde”.

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