Mars 2020 is shaping up nicely, with NASA recently revealing that its rover-hauling spacecraft is essentially complete and currently undergoing testing well ahead of its July 2020 launch window, and NASA is now accepting names of hopeful Mars “travelers” who want to get in on the action.
No, you can’t actually go to Mars — nor would you probably want to — but as with past Mars missions, NASA will be including up to several million names of regular folks who want to participate in the mission in a small way.
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NASA will send your name to the Red Planet on the Mars 2020 rover originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 22 May 2019 at 14:25:50 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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