NASA prepares to land Perseverance rover on Mars

A week after two space probes from China and the United Arab Emirates slipped into orbit around Mars, NASA's $2.4 billion Perseverance rover will attempt to land on the Red Planet on Thursday. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero for a closer look at what this means for the future of NASA and Mars exploration.

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[frankkolton]

There are so many things that can go wrong. Good luck Perseverance.

[kevmehl]

“What goes up must come down”

Voyager: Hold my golden record.

[danierinash]

I wish David Bowie were still here to FINALLY get an answer.

[puneethbheesetty]

She said, "what comes up" instead of "what goes up" at 0:23

[anirudhroy]

It's going to be a huge success, history will going to repeat itself today😊😊😊

[tsunchoo]

This is amazing - so lucky to be alive to see this kind of human ingenuity.

[thatjokerperson]

this must have been what it was like to live in the 60s

everyone is terrified of dying and space exploration is at an all time peak

[americalost]

Never says why it's a tough spot to land

[BosleyBeats]

I just wish we could get video from the rover copter doing the landing and take off

[nobodyknows]

"Mars is essentially going to run into Perseverance" I couldn't think of a more inapt way of describing what he just said. Well, all motion IS relative, you just pick your reference frame and run with that.

[roger]

Perseverance, the last one to launch, the first to land.

[kickazz]

American excellence is back..that's good for the world

[attila]

Think I'll watch Aliens tonight to get me in the mood

[sleepyheadfpv]

Their “space analyst” didn’t really give the spacecraft the extra attention it deserves. It’s a hard landing spot. But they put extra measures in the landing system. Using Lydar and other sensors as soon as heat shield release it is studying the ground using a map built in to its so that’s some serious tech that’s been tested and tested to get this puppy down!

[starcaptainfell]

7 min of terror? Perseverance ; " Hold my beer "

[joshi]

There’s folks who believe in god, but can’t imagine seeing another planet. Once a yolkel always a yolkel.

[chickendog]

10/10 2020 going to mars at least it isn't here anymore

[MattMajcan]

it would be pretty insane if we soon have proof that life existed somewhere other than earth

[smerko]

That nuclear power onboard they don't wanna tell u bout but it's the single most important thing.

[taybee]

Does anyone else not remember mars attacks the movie? This is a bad idea