NASA Invites Public to Submit Names to Fly Aboard Next Mars Rover

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 21:14 in Astronomy & Space

Portal origin URL: NASA Invites Public to Submit Names to Fly Aboard Next Mars RoverPortal origin nid: 445680Published: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 13:20Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Although it will be years before the first humans set foot on Mars, NASA is giving the public an opportunity to send their names — etched on microchips — to the Red Planet with NASA's Mars 2020 rover, which represents the initial leg of humanity’s first round trip to another planet.Portal image: Souvenir boarding passes will display names submitted by the public, which will also be on microchips aboard the Mars 2020 RoverScience Categories: Solar System

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