Heading to Mars

China's first Mars rover successfully launched and has reached transfer orbit. The rover is designed for geological surveys. If all goes well, the rover will land in seven months.

The U.S. is planning on launching Perseverence on July 30, weather of course permitting.

And the United Arab Emirates launched a satellite on July 19, which will orbit the planet and collect atmospheric data.

Everyone's going to Mars!

(Hopefully, anyway. I wish the Chinese luck; landing on Mars is always a little tough. Just enough atmosphere to be annoying).