ncy National Aeronautics and Administration (NASA) is giving people opportunity to send ir names to red planet aboard its Mars Rover 2020 mission. y are also handing out artificial 'boarding passes' to people who register to have ir names flown to Mars.

20 days left to get boarding pass!

According to NASA, names will be placed on a microchip that will be sent with a rover on next mission to Mars. "When our #Mars2020 rover lands on Red Planet in 2021, it will carry a microchip etched with names of millions of people from planet Earth," NASA said in a tweet on Thursday morning. "re are 20 days left to get your boarding pass and fly your name on our rover," y added.

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news has created quite a buzz around as more than 9 million people have registered on link shared by US ncy for Mars trip. NASA deadline to submit entries is September 30, 2019. y will also invite grand prize winner of contest to witness craft launch in July 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. "This naming contest is a wonderful opportunity for our nation’s youth to get involved with NASA’s Moon to Mars missions,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. "It is an exciting way to eng with a rover that will likely serve as first leg of a Mars Sample return campaign, collecting and caching core samples from Martian surface for scientists here on Earth to study for first time.”

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Mars 2020 rover

NASA's Mars 2020 mission aims to search for signs of past microbial life. Scientists will also characterise Mars' climate and geology. rover weighs about 2300-pound. “Our Mars 2020 rover has fully taken shape over past several months, as project team installed various components onto chassis: computer brain and electronics; wheels and mobility system; robotic arm; remote sensing mast; seven science instruments; and finally, sample caching system," said George Tahu, Mars 2020 program executive, a few days ago.

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