Video: NASA mission launched to return sample of asteroid

This is the launch timeline to be followed by the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into space from Cape Canaveral with NASA’s Mars 2020 mission.

United Launch Alliance is preparing an Atlas 5 rocket to boost an undercover satellite into orbit for national security later this month.

NASA is aiming to make a determination about the path forward for Mars Sample Return by the end of March 2024.