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NASA invites people: send your names to Mars

They will be printed on a chip attached to the Rover leaving for the red planet

Engaging the public in the prelude to the human exploration of Mars. This is the aim of the initiative by NASA, the American space agency, which invited people love the space to send their names to land them on the red planet. The names will be printed on a silicon microchip that will be installed with a glass cover on the Rover Mars robotic vehicle. The graphic line will be thinner than a human hair,...

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Washington, USA, 05/22/2019 13:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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