A man from Canora, Sask., is part of the team that successfully landed a rover on Mars Thursday. He said the emotions he felt when Perseverance landed are "difficult to describe." The first image captured by NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover, which landed on the Red Planet on Thursday. 'That beautiful blanket of stars'Haltigin is helping lead the team that's designing the overall science program for the sample return campaign. This job is "a dream come true," he said, and his advice for kids out there interested in pursuing a career in space science is, "You can do it."

Source: CBC News February 19, 2021 16:40 UTC