Only about 40 percent of Mars landings have been successful. Watch live as NASA attempts to beat those odds by setting the Perseverance rover down on the surface of the Red Planet. Planetary scientist and robotic exploration expert Emily Lakdawalla hosts. Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo