The spacecraft carrying NASA's Perseverance rover to Mars is experiencing technical difficulties and is currently operating using only its essential functions, NASA said in a statement, hours after launching from Florida.
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" The data indicates that the ship entered a state known as safe mode, possibly because part of the ship was a little cooler than expected " when " it was in the shadow of Earth " , NASA explained. “ At present, the Mars 2020 mission is carrying out a complete assessment of the condition of the vessel. "
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