News Planetary Science The Perseverance rover caps off a month of Mars launches Three spacecraft from three countries are now on their way to the Red Planet NASA’s Perseverance rover launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on July 30 and is on its way to Mars — the third launch to the Red Planet this month. Joel Kowsky/NASA Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Lisa Grossman July 30, 2020 at 7:56 am Updated July 30, 2020 at 12:15 pm NASA’s Perseverance rover took off at 7:50 a.m.