NASA's Perseverance rover has lifted off and begun its 7-month journey to Mars — but the launch is not over yet

· NASA's newest Mars rover, Perseverance, lifted off from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday at 7:50 a.m. ET.
· The Atlas V rocket carrying the rover must complete a series of maneuvers as it flies through Earth's atmosphere to safely deliver the spacecraft to its Mars-bound path.
· If successful,...