Mars

[Pip]

Just letting you guys know I'm off to Mars next year.

OK I'm not but my name is.

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Anyone else want to join me? Just go https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020/

[VincentLupo]

Cool!

[ctaulbee]

[Roseflamingo]

Looks Like I'm on board also PIP. My only question though, where on the pass is the return date?

[Pip]

Looks Like I'm on board also PIP. My only question though, where on the pass is the return date?

Damn, I never thought of that

[JekYL]

This is soo rad! Thank you Pip for the heads up on this. Looks like I'm on your flight.

Get yo ass to Mars!!!

[Pip]

UPDATE

If you submitted your name to the “Send Your Name to Mars” campaign, your fight is now boarding! As a “flyer” on this mission, you will get a special stamp on your boarding pass

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Virtual Launch Packet available here.

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/resources/interactive-virtual-launch-packet/pdf/interactive-virtual-launch-packet.pdf

Register as Virtual Launch Guest & other material

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/virtual-g ... tual_guest

[VincentLupo]

Cool!

[PixarGuy]

Nice. Tell me if you see one of these up there haha.

https://aliens.fandom.com/wiki/Xenomorph

[Pip]

Nice. Tell me if you see one of these up there haha.

https://aliens.fandom.com/wiki/Xenomorph

I don't want to see one of those up there!

[Fejinwales]

Ahaaa, I did this a long time ago, in the early to mid 90's I think.

I still have the A4 printed certificate somewhere in my cupboard upstairs.

Looks like my name will be on Mars in Stereo eventually.

At that time I also sent my mother's, father's (both gone now), brother's and sister's names as well as that of my nephew who will be very happy to know they are planning it again.
So thank you for posting this.

[Pip]

Just had a thought. As we are going to be on the trip for about 7mths perhaps we should have a sing along to pass the time.

1,000,000 bottles of beer on the wall,
1,000,000 bottles of beer,
if one of those bottles should happen to fall
there'd be 999,999 bottles of beer on the wall.
999,999 bottles of beer.
Who's next? (Are we nearly there yet?).

[Fejinwales]

999,999 bottles of beer on the wall,
999,999 bottles of beer on the wall,
but if one beer bottle should accidentally fall,
there'll be 999,998 bottles of beer on the wall.

(Still not there......)



 

[Pip]

Update

For those of you wondering where we are you can follow and more in real time here.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/follow-nasas-perseverance-rover-in-real-time-on-its-way-to-mars

[Pip]

Not long to go now. Touchdown 18th Feb. Only about 50 million miles to go.

About 12,100mph - 2mph in 7 minutes .

[Roseflamingo]

Very Cool. Now, where do you start?

[Pip]

Send out Ingenuity to have a look-see.

[Pip]

Only 10 days to go. Due to land at about 12.55pm PST.

[Roseflamingo]

So glad to hear. I need to stretch my legs!

[Pip]

Get a reminder for NASA coverage of the landing and get a Landing Stamp for you virtual Passport.
Register here.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nasas-perseverance-rover-mars-landing-registration-137598182869

[Pip]

Only 3 days to go now, who's going to be watching?

[Pip]

Only one day left to touchdown. Here's a look at how the journey started back in July 2020

[Pip]

Only a few hours to go now. This is how the landing should happen. Fingers crossed!

[Pip]

She made it and is alive and well!