The Mars 2020 mission rover under construction behind the “clean room” doors of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge is set to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in July. AdvertisementDetail of Nasa’s Mars 2020 rover at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Spacecraft Assembly Facility clean room, in La Cañada Flintridge on Friday, Dec. 27. The rover was constructed in the clean room and is undergoing final testing. (Raul Roa/La Cañada Valley Sun)The design for the Mars 2020 mission was conceived in the Foothills in 2011. Mechanical engineer Zach Ousnamer said he and his team used pieces of technology created by labs all over the world to create the Mars 2020 mission, a rover with an unprecedented scientific payload.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 31, 2019 23:26 UTC