The NASA Mars Perseverance mission will host its first-ever Spanish-language show for a planetary landing on Thur., Feb. 18. The program will highlight the role that Hispanic NASA professionals have had in the mission to Mars. It is NASA’s fifth Mars rover and, if successful, will be NASA’s ninth Mars landing.
According to NASA, Juntos perseveramos (Together we persevere) will be hosted by Perseverance engineer Diana Trujillo. A prerecorded section will feature interviews with Hispanic scientists, engineers, and astronauts from across NASA. Trujillo will offer live English-to-Spanish translation and commentary during Perseverance’s entry, descent, and landing on Mars.
The program will air at 2:30 p.m. EST on the agency’s website, and Spanish-language social media accounts, including Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Juntos perseveramos will air ahead of Perseverance’s landing on the Red Planet.
“I’m so proud of NASA’s efforts to better share the excitement of the Perseverance rover landing with the nearly half a billion Spanish speakers around the world,” said Bhayva Lal, acting NASA chief of staff. “‘Juntos perseveramos’ (Together we persevere) is NASA’s first Spanish-language show for a historic landing on another planet and will showcase the diversity of the NASA team behind Mars 2020. The name of the show recognizes that perseverance and diversity are critical to NASA’s successful undertaking of ambitious missions like next week’s Perseverance landing.”
There will also be a children’s segment in collaboration with Sésamo. Students and figures from the world of entertainment, journalism, and politics will also send messages of support.
Launched July 30, 2020, the Perseverance rover will search for signs of ancient microbial life, carefully collect selected rock and sediment (broken rock and dust) samples for a future return to Earth, characterize Mar’s geology and climate, and pave the way for human exploration beyond the Moon.
Perseverance is also carrying the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which will attempt the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
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