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Mon Jul 27 08:55:39 CDT 2020

Good morning all,
 getting closer to launch…all is going well…even the weather looks good…with so much attention given to the launch of Perseverance we have to also think of the commercial crew retuning from the ISS…see info below…be sure to sign up and get the kids involved too…I hope you can decipher these links and share with the kids..I still don’t know why the pictures turn into links with so much confusion…at least to me…I copy myself so I see what I receive, i think it must be the same for you…please follow up with any questions...we have to remember to do our best, enjoy everything we do, believe in ourselves, and let those we care about most know (I always say this, we all need to take it to heart) …hugs & smiles... :-) :-) STAY SAFE, TAKE CARE, Love ya, Gabe

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get your photo with this mission…

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Join NASA’s Countdown To Mars
We’re inviting the public to help take part in virtual activities and events ahead of the launch of the our Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which is targeted for 7:50 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 30.

Perseverance is our latest Red Planet rover, designed to search for evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. Following a seven-month journey, it will land on Feb. 18, 2021. The robotic scientist will carry the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, a technology demonstration that will be the first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet.
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Going nuclear: NASA's Perseverance Mars rover gets its power source for July 30 launch
By Meghan Bartels <https://www.space.com/author/meghan-bartels> 

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover displaying where its MMRTG would be inserted, between the panels on the right marked by gold tube, before the power system was inserted.
(Image: © NASA/JPL-Caltech)
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover <https://www.space.com/perseverance-mars-2020-rover.html> is ready to roll on the surface of the Red Planet now that its nuclear power source has been installed.

That update came via Tory Bruno, head of United Launch Alliance, which is responsible for launching Perseverance on its way next Thursday <https://www.space.com/nasa-mars-rover-perseverance-flight-readiness-review.html> (July 30). The installation is a vital step toward liftoff for the rover, which will rely on the power system, called a Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG), to keep its instruments running and to stay warm during the cold Martian nights and winters.

NASA to Provide Coverage of Astronauts’ Return from Space Station on SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight
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The International Space Station's two newest crew members, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, left, and Doug Hurley, are pictured having just entered the orbiting lab shortly after arriving aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Credits: NASA
NASA will provide live coverage of activities leading up to, during, and following the return of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with the agency’s astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from the International Space Station <https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html>. The duo arrived at the orbiting laboratory on May 31, following a successful launch on May 30 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 7:34 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 1, for undocking of the Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft from the space station and 2:42 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, for splashdown, which will be the first return of a commercially built and operated American spacecraft carrying astronauts from the space station. Coverage on NASA TV and the agency’s website <http://www.nasa.gov/live> will begin at 9:10 a.m., Aug. 1, with a short farewell ceremony on station and resume at 5:15 p.m., with departure preparations through splashdown and recovery at one of seven targeted water landing zones in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. All media participation in news conferences and interviews will be remote; no media will be accommodated at any NASA site due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To participate in the briefings by phone or to request a remote interview with the crew members, reporters must contact the newsroom at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston at 281-483-5111 no later than two hours prior to each event.

NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 return coverage is as follows (all times Eastern):
Wednesday, July 29
Approximately 6 p.m. (or one hour after Return Flight Readiness Review completion) – Return Flight Readiness Review briefing at Johnson, with the following participants:
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine 
Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
Joel Montalbano, manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program
Benji Reed, director, crew mission management, SpaceX
Friday, July 31
10:45 a.m. – Crew News Conference from the International Space Station, with the following participants:
NASA astronaut Bob Behnken
NASA astronaut Doug Hurley
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy
Saturday, Aug. 1
·      9:10 a.m. – SpaceX Dragon Demo-2 Farewell Ceremony aboard the International Space Station (ceremony begins about 9:15 a.m.)
·      5:15 p.m. – NASA TV undocking coverage begins for the 7:34 p.m. undocking (NASA Television will have continuous coverage from undocking to splashdown)

Sunday, Aug. 2
2:42 p.m. – Splashdown
5 p.m. – Administrator post-splashdown news conference at Johnson, with the following representatives:
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
Commercial Crew Program representative
International Space Station representative
SpaceX representative
NASA Astronaut Office representative
For more information about splashdown locations, weather criteria and recovery logistics, visit: 
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/top-10-things-to-know-for-nasa-s-spacex-demo-2-return <https://www.nasa.gov/feature/top-10-things-to-know-for-nasa-s-spacex-demo-2-return>
For full mission coverage, NASA's commercial crew blog, and more information about the mission, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew <https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew>