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NASA is looking for messages to send to Mars

Washington, USA - They will depart in November on board of the MAVEN spacecraft

NASA, the US' space agency, is inviting members of the public to submit their names and a personal message online for a DVD to be carried aboard a spacecraft that will study the Martian upper atmosphere. NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, which is scheduled for launch in November will transport the DVD, which is part of the mission's Going to Mars Campaign coordinated...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1151841
Rome, Italy, 05/02/2013 15:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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