NASA'S MARS 2020 ROVER HAS EARNED ITS DRIVING LICENSE. THIS MEANS THE ROVER HAS DEMONSTRATED ITS ABILITY TO MOVE UNDER ITS OWN WEIGHT, ROLLING FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND PIROUETTING IN A CLEAN ROOM IN THE SPACE AGENCY'S JET PROPULSION LAB IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. THE MARS 2020 ROVER IS SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH IN JULY OR AUGUST NEXT YEAR TO SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF PAST MICROBIAL LIFE ON MARS.

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