The Launch of NASA Mars Rover "Perseverance"
September 2020
Lake Braddock Secondary School student Alex Mather was last year's winner of the contest to name the new Mars Rover. His submission "Perseverance" was the winner out of 28,000 entries. Recently, he had the honor of witnessing the launch as a guest of NASA. FCPS had a chance to talk to Alex when he got back to Northern Virginia. Watch the video.