NASA Done with Testing Mars 2020 Mission Spacecraft
May 26, 2019
In preparation for the upcoming mission to Mars, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory conducted tests on the spacecraft that will carry the Mars 2020 rover to the red planet as it launches next year.
In a press release, Mars 2020 assembly, test and launch operations manager David Gruel said they have completed the acoustic and thermal vacuum, or TVAC, testing meant to ensure that the spacecraft is capable of withstanding the pressures and temperatures of launch environments and space.