NASA is set to make history when it launches its InSight Mars lander on May 5. The launch at Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex-3 is scheduled for 7:05 a.m. EDT on May 5. A United Launch Alliance Atlas v 401 rocket will send InSight on its 7-month journey to Mars. MARS EXPLORATION: NASA PROGRAMS SET TO 'TAKE' FIRST HUMANS TO THE RED PLANETMars looms ever larger in America’s space future. Other NASA missions to Mars are also planned, although the heat shield for the agency’s 2020 Mars Rover recently cracked during tests.

Source: Fox News April 30, 2018 19:18 UTC