First Drive Test of NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover<sup id="cite_ref-TSL-20191228_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TSL-20191228-1">[1]</a></sup><p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrF5YwR-j24">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrF5YwR-j24</a>
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</p><p>On Dec. 17, 2019, engineers took NASA’s next Mars rover for its first spin. The test took place in the Spacecraft Assembly Facility clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. This was the first drive test for the new rover, which will move to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the beginning of next year to prepare for its launch to Mars in the summer.  Engineers are checking that all the systems are working together properly, the rover can operate under its own weight, and the rover can demonstrate many of its autonomous navigation functions.  The launch window for Mars 2020 opens on July 17, 2020. The rover will land at Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021. 
</p><p>For more information on the Mars 2020 mission, go to: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/">https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/</a>
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<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-TSL-20191228-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-TSL-20191228_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite style="font-style:normal">Thompson, Amy (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-12-28">28 December 2019</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.teslarati.com/nasas-mars-2020-rover-test-drive-video/">Watch NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover go for a test drive in preparation for landing on Martian soil</a>". <i>Teslarati.com</i>. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-12-29">29 December 2019</span>.</cite></span>
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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