Send names to fly on Mars

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CONTEXT:

  • The US space agency has invited public to submit their names to fly abroad the next rover to Red Planet in 2020.
  • Souvenir boarding passes will display names submitted by the people which will also be on microchips aboard the Mars 2020 rover.
  • The rover is scheduled to launch as early as July 2020, with the spacecraft expected to touch down on Mars in February 2021.
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