Accepting the awesome opportunity in 2010, NASA sent us to Mars! and you had your chance to go, i.e., to have your "name" put on Mars.

As proof of participation, we were able to print a certificate to prove we are part of history. Did the robot help you print your certificate? Look who is going to Mars with you!



Curiosity rover will carry over 1.2 million names on its "back" (its "deck") as it roams the surface of Mars. There are 529,386 names from the USA and 1,246,445 names from the whole world.

The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) mission with the aim to land and operate a rover named Curiosity on the surface of Mars.[10][11] The MSL is scheduled to launch between November 25 and December 18, 2011 and to land on Mars at Gale Crater between August 6 and August 20, 2012.

Read more about the mission at Wkipedia NASA's Curiosity rover




        

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