10 KEY STEPS: MARS 2020 DEPARTS EARTH FOR THE RED PLANET

1. IGNITION — MARS 2020 LIGHTS UP AT CAPE CANEVERAL AIR FORCE STATION.

2. LAUNCH— GREAT WEATHER FOR SPECTACULAR LAUNCH OF MARS 2020.

3. ESCAPING EARTH’S GRAVITY — ATLAS V ROCKET WITH CENTAUR RL10 UPPER STAGE BREAKING THE BONDS OF EARTH.

4. REACHING SUPERSONIC SPEED — ATLAS ACCELRATES TO MACH 1 IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE.

5. SURVIVING PHASE OF MAXIMUM DYNAMIC PRESSURE.

6. JETTISONING SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS.

7. ATLAS V THROTTLING TO CONSTANT 2.5G ACCELERATION FOR JETTISON OF PAYLOAD.

8. CENTAUR BOOSTER SEPARATING FROM ATLAS.

9. TELEMETRTY DATA USED TO CREATE SPACE TRACKING VIDEO.

10. CENTAUR BOOSTER INJECTS PERSEVERANCE INTO AN INTERPLANETARY TRAJECTORY TO MARS. TRAVEL TIME: 7 MONTHS.

Original version published at https://www.paleoterran.com on July 30, 2020.