NEWS from NASA: You can send your name to Mars
There will be years to pass until man sets foot on Mars. However, now, everyone who wants have to oportunity to send their name to the Red Planet.
The proposed names will be written on microchips, to fly to Mars with the space ship that will be lanched in July 2020 and is going to land on Mars in February 2021.
The tasks of this rover will be to look for signs of microbial life in the past, as well as explore the climate and geology of the Red Planet, gather samples and prepare human presence.
The program is part of a campaign to attract the majority of the public's interest to missions planned by NASA for the "Moon to Mars" initiative.
From now until Sept. 30, you can add your name to the list and obtain a souvenir boarding pass to Mars here:
https://go.nasa.gov/Mars2020Pass
For more information on Mars 2020, visit:
For more about NASA's Moon to Mars plans, visit:
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