On 5th May 2018, in California, NASA launched a rocket for a mission called InSight.

This rocket will travel through space for 7 months and cover over 300 million miles, heading for Mars!           (485,000,000 km = 301,365,030 miles) note de Phil

It is carrying a new, highly sophisticated robot lander, whose deck measures 5 feet across.

When it arrives, it’ll land gently on the surface of Mars and stay put!