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Go to Mars in 2011

sendyournamemsl_thYour friends at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory would like to send you to Mars. Sort of.

You see, the JPL is sending the Mars Science Laboratory rover to the red planet in 2011, and among the things they’ll be taking with them is a microchip containing the names of anyone who submits their information to this website. It’s easy and takes just a minute… simply type in your name, country and zip code, hit ‘Submit’ and you’re on your way to Mars.

So far, more than 186,000 people in the U.S. have submitted their names (and more than 490,000 worldwide). You can see the breakdowns here and here. Go ahead and tag along. Mars awaits.

This entry was posted on Monday, September 21st, 2009 at 11:27 am and is filed under Notes from Dom. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “Go to Mars in 2011”

  1. Lucky says:
    October 9, 2009 at 6:12 am

    Thanks Dom for talking about this this morning. I went right in and registered my name as well as my fiance’s name. I printed off the certificate for her and will present it to her on our honeymoon. What a great idea and I hope that WE have a great time on Mars.

  2. Samantha says:
    October 9, 2009 at 7:03 am

    Dom,

    Thanks for talking about this, this morning. I have put my boy’s names to go to mars!! That is awesome. LOVE YOU GUYS!!

  3. Elyse says:
    October 10, 2009 at 1:24 pm

    Dom,

    This was so cool! I submitted my preschool’s name, my husband’s and mine. I wish my late father- a former high school teacher-was still alive because he would have thought this was the best!

  4. Sara says:
    November 8, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    Thanks so much for this! I just hear it on the podcast and signed up my husband, myself and my new baby. How cool!

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