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Signal confirmed! @NASASCaN has begun to receive a signal from the spacecraft carrying @NASAPersevere to the Red Planet. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/c15SsknZRy — PolitiTweet.org

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"This is a global effort." Phillip Baldwin of @NASASCan explains how we communicate across the expanses of deep space with the Deep Space Network. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/K3YupjCF6M — PolitiTweet.org

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@solarrsystem @Twitter honestly, it’s a good look. #CountdownToMars — PolitiTweet.org

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"The most unique thing about this mission has been our treatment of COVID." Mission Operations Director Jessica Conner comments on the steps taken during a global pandemic to ensure that @NASAPersevere would launch successfully and on time. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/17hwGPj7D8 — PolitiTweet.org

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"Space exploration requires power sources for the long-lived missions... and nuclear energy can certainly provide that power." Rita Baranwal from the Department of @ENERGY discusses the energy source for @NASAPersevere as we anticipate the signal acquisition. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/IKFxLIWEq0 — PolitiTweet.org

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"We have a lot of experience looking for signs of life in unusual environments here on Earth." One of our @NASA_Astronauts, @zenanaut, who has experience in both geology and microbiology, discusses how to find signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/u7WbePkr8J — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ulalaunch: Separation confirmed! The United Launch Alliance #AtlasV rocket has released the Mars 2020 mission featuring the @NASAPersev… — PolitiTweet.org

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With the second burn and spacecraft separation, we can now officially say that @NASAPersevere is on the path towards the Red Planet. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/7DnSFHHqNe — PolitiTweet.org

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@rgriff @JPL @ulalaunch @NASAPersevere Thank you! Many of us will be tired as well, but we're wide-eyed at what's ahead. Onward! #CountdownToMars — PolitiTweet.org

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Main engine has started. Everything is looking nominal. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/gIIv17hHdg — PolitiTweet.org

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We will always persevere. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/RK0iJBAktZ — PolitiTweet.org

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"For thousands of years, philosophers have asked... 'is there life out there?'" @Dr_ThomasZ of NASA Science on how @NASAPersevere's suite of tools is prepared to attempt to answer one of humanity's oldest questions. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/Homb3tlLUH — PolitiTweet.org

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@uaespaceagency @NASAPersevere Thank you! We look forward to meeting you at the Red Planet in February. What we learn on Mars will help us understand more about our own planet. Onward, @HopeMarsMission! #CountdownToMars — PolitiTweet.org

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"At Jezero, we think that @NASAPersevere can assemble a diverse set of samples that will help us resolve some of the most important questions about life beyond Earth." Project scientist Katie Stack Morgan helped pick the location for the rover's landing site. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/Y7WliPSogG — PolitiTweet.org

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"At Jezero, we think that @NASAPersevere can assemble a diverse set of samples that will help us resolve some of the most important questions about life beyond Earth." Project scientist Katie Stack Morgan helped pick the location for the rover's landing site. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/ILiNYMJ4wv — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nasahqphoto: LIFTOFF! The @ulalaunch #AtlasV with the @NASAPersevere rover takes flight. Check out the first launch photos! #CountdownT… — PolitiTweet.org

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"When you get to the point where it's time to fly that hardware to prove it out in the space environment... then the rubber really hits the road." Jeff Sheehy of @NASA_Technology on the engineering that has brought @NASAPersevere to this point on our #CountdownToMars: https://t.co/wnaYbBoHK5 — PolitiTweet.org

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"To be on our way, after all this work that the team has gone through— it's really just fantastic." Bobby Braun, @NASAJPL director of planetary science, discusses his feelings as the spacecraft approaches the next milestones on its #CountdownToMars: https://t.co/NqzPYHenl6 — PolitiTweet.org

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"It's a very visceral moment between you and this very powerful craft." Derek Muller, host of @veritasium on @YouTube, explains the feeling of watching @NASAPersevere launch from @NASAKennedy. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/5jKMyaAMC7 — PolitiTweet.org

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@HopeMarsMission @NASAPersevere Thank you! We go farther when we explore together. See you at Mars in February! #CountdownToMars — PolitiTweet.org

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@jonnybuckIand @NASAPersevere We like that you like it! Here, have another one. #CountdownToMars — PolitiTweet.org

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@JMoney2175 Honestly, we can’t stop doing it. #CountdownToMars — PolitiTweet.org

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The rocket has separated from the first stage and is being boosted to orbit by the Centaur second stage. @NASAPersevere is now preparing for a second burn that will put it on a trajectory towards Mars. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/MBRqcxMTdw — PolitiTweet.org

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@DunneSTEM @NASAPersevere Your son is now part of our story of exploration. Welcome aboard! #CountdownToMars https://t.co/WfPDszXOYl — PolitiTweet.org

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@bazmcalister @NASAPersevere Gullible is now part of our story of exploration. Welcome aboard! #CountdownToMars — PolitiTweet.org

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@maejemison @NASA_Astronauts @AstroJaws @NASAPersevere Dynamic duo. 🚀 — PolitiTweet.org

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🚀 We have LIFTOFF to Mars! The @ulalaunch Atlas V takes flight with our @NASAPersevere rover. The #CountdownToMars continues as Perseverance begins her 7-month journey to the Red Planet! https://t.co/3RTL1CR4WS — PolitiTweet.org

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What a view. Alex Mather, the 7th grader who named our rover "Perseverance" and Vaneeza Rupani, the 11th grader who named our Mars Helicopter "Ingenuity," are ready to watch the launch of the vehicles they named. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/CeHehJOfE7 — PolitiTweet.org

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"We have a history of doing amazing things in the most challenging of times." We persevere. Administrator @JimBridenstine on how @NASAPersevere's opportunity to launch today was made possible despite the challenges of a global pandemic. #CountdownToMars https://t.co/uEra5b37AH — PolitiTweet.org