NASA plans to launch its Perseverance rover to Mars, with a launch period between July 30 and August 15. The first launch attempt will be tomorrow, July 30, and the trip will take about 7 months. Did you know that you can be a part of the mission? You can send your name to Mars!
A placard commemorating NASA's “Send Your Name to Mars” campaign was installed on the Perseverance Mars rover. It contains 3 microchips with more than 10 million names of people who signed up before the deadline. The names were stenciled onto the chips using electron beam engraving. If you had previously signed up, you can retrieve your boarding pass. If you missed the time window to have your name etched into one of the chips, you can send you name to Mars in a future mission.
The “Send Your Name to Mars” campaign is intended to generate interest in NASA Mars missions. To find out more, visit https://mars.nasa.gov. From there, you can learn about prior and future missions to Mars. And if you join at the right time, you’ll be able to watch the launch broadcast.
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