UK Space Agency and NASA Perseverance - discover the mission and space careers

The UK Space Agency installed the 7-metre Mars Artwork by Luke Jerram in the Natural History Museum to celebrate the UK’s involvement in the Perseverance Rover mission to Mars, landing 18 February 2021. UK mathematics student and previous space sector SPINtern, Ellie Sleightholm, interviews scientists and engineers involved in this mission and future connected missions to Mars to find out how and why we are searching for signs of life there. Discover also the giant Mars Artwork, which will be touring the UK and internationally as Luke Jerram’s famous Museum of the Moon and Gaia artworks did, which an incredible 9 million people saw. Finally, learn about space careers with advice from real people working in the space sector. More information on Mars missions and links to space careers and free home learning activities and resources, including the discovery and activity pack linked to this film, can be found at: The Space Placements in Industry programme