Space Company To Beam 90,000 Messages To Mars
- 10 years ago
The space funding organization Uwingu is eagerly awaiting the day after Thanksgiving, but their excitement has nothing to do with doorbuster deals.
The space organization Uwingu is eagerly awaiting the day after Thanksgiving, but their excitement has nothing to do with doorbuster deals.
That’s the day they’ll be beaming over 90 thousand messages to Mars.
Organizers chose the date because of its significance. November 28th marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Mariner 4 launch. After travelling for 7 months, the craft took the first images of Red Planet.
The notes being transmitted on Friday were provided by ‘Beam Me To Mars’ fundraiser participants who paid anywhere from about 5 to a hundred dollars to send their names, thoughts, and photos into space.
Uwingu collected the sentiments between mid August and early November of this year.
Among the submitters are several celebrities and people well known in space circles, including Seth Green, George Takei, and Bill Nye.
Former agency officials such as Chris Hadfield, who served as the commander of the International Space Station, and Lori Garver, a former NASA deputy administrator also took part.
The information launch has been set for 3pm Eastern Time, and the total transmission is expected to take about 15 minutes.
Money collected from the endeavor will go towards furthering studies in space sciences.
The space organization Uwingu is eagerly awaiting the day after Thanksgiving, but their excitement has nothing to do with doorbuster deals.
That’s the day they’ll be beaming over 90 thousand messages to Mars.
Organizers chose the date because of its significance. November 28th marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Mariner 4 launch. After travelling for 7 months, the craft took the first images of Red Planet.
The notes being transmitted on Friday were provided by ‘Beam Me To Mars’ fundraiser participants who paid anywhere from about 5 to a hundred dollars to send their names, thoughts, and photos into space.
Uwingu collected the sentiments between mid August and early November of this year.
Among the submitters are several celebrities and people well known in space circles, including Seth Green, George Takei, and Bill Nye.
Former agency officials such as Chris Hadfield, who served as the commander of the International Space Station, and Lori Garver, a former NASA deputy administrator also took part.
The information launch has been set for 3pm Eastern Time, and the total transmission is expected to take about 15 minutes.
Money collected from the endeavor will go towards furthering studies in space sciences.