The solar-powered rover will explore the Martian surface for 90 days
The space agency said the vessel was in orbit for two days and 19 hours
Following a failed attempt over the weekend
Tom Stafford's vessel was first to be equipped with colour camera beaming live images to a global audience
It will undertake seven-week trip to reach Moon
Four billion miles away, the unmanned spaceship is poised to zoom by at a distance of just 2,200 miles
The dramatic arrival of the $993 million spacecraft marked the eighth successful landing on Mars in NASA's history
The Parker Solar Probe, a robotic spacecraft the size of a small car, is slated to launch from Cape Canaveral
The cargo ship is carrying dry cargo, fuel, water, oxygen and air to the crew of the ISS.
Spacecraft can carry 6 tonnes of goods, 2 tonnes of fuel and can fly unmanned for three months