Evening Edition: The Next Space Race

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 11 p.m.

On February 18th, a NASA rover named "Perseverance" will be the fifth rover to touch down on Mars. But NASA's rover isn't the only device in pursuit of the red planet. Right now, both the United Arab Emirates and China have rovers of their own in Mars' orbit. FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with John Venable, a Senior Research Fellow for Defense Policy at The Heritage Foundation, about the Mars space race, the legacy of the Trump administration in space exploration, and the future of space for the United States.