NASA invites names to ride along with Mars 2020 rover, last date today
India TV NewsIn order to etch people on to a microchip that will be sent to Mars, NASA is inviting names from around the world. Giving out the details, NASA in a tweet had said, "Now with our 'Send Your Name to Mars' program, you can ride along with our #Mars2020 rover on a trip to the Red Planet. The Mars 2020 mission is aimed to study the red planet's climate, geology and also collect samples and return to Earth. "As we get ready to launch this historic Mars mission, we want everyone to share in this journey of exploration," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020 More than 2 million names were sent on NASA's InSight mission to Mars and about 1.1 million names were installed on NASA's Parker Solar Probe.
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