JULY 2020 PERSEVERANCE
REPORTER: What a beautiful morning here on the space coast. I’m Daryl Nail.
MOOGEGA COOPER: And I’m Moogega Cooper. In the 50 minutes leading up to launch, we will show you how this mission will reach and search for ancient microscopic life on Mars and test new technologies critical to the ultimate goal, future human missions to Mars.
KOBIE BOYKINS: This arc of exploration, which is anchored in Spirit and Opportunity, now leads to the next rover. Perseverance would be the granddaughter of Spirit and Opportunity. Her essence is built on the backbone of those rovers in front of her. BEKAH SOSLAND-SIEGFRIEDT: Milo, are you ready to watch the rocket? I became pregnant with my second child when Perseverance was getting built. It was almost like the rover was in a little NICU. And we were all looking over her. Our next baby.
ROB MANNING: It’s part of our tradition, is open up peanuts. You want some?
ASHITEY TREBI-OLLENNU: Some people think that planet exploration is very foreign. But I always remind them, you know, when their forefathers walked the planet, the first thing they did is look to the heavens. And what did they see? Constellations and stars, wonderful things. What did they do with that? They used the heavens to come up with a calendar, to know when to plant, and to know when to harvest. And they did it from the confines of Earth. So planetary exploration has been with us from the beginning. And we’re using it the same way our forefathers have done for generations. To make life better on Earth.
GFX LOWER THIRD: JULY 2020 PERSEVERANCE’S LAUNCH
MISSION CONTROL (V.O.): …2, 1, 0. And lift off.
BEKAH SOSLAND-SIEGFRIEDT: Milo, look. What is it?
MILO: Rocket!
BEKAH SOSLAND-SIEGFRIEDT: That’s right!
MILO: And a rover.
BEKAH SOSLAND-SIEGFRIEDT: The rover, that’s right. The rover’s inside.
TITLE CARD: GOOD NIGHT OPPY
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