Send Your Name to Mars

The next mission to Mars, called InSight (Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport), is slated to launch in Spring of 2016.  It will be the first stationary lander to investigate the internal structure of Mars and search for seismic activity, ie marsquakes!  NASA has always been good at including space enthusiasts in the public in their missions, giving them a human feel, and this mission is no exception.  You can sign up to have your name included on a silicon microchip on the lander! In the first 24 hours, NASA has had 67,000 people sign up, and they expect...