20 August 2019
More than 243,100 Chinese people have signed up for a NASA mission to Mars, but only their names will get the chance to travel to the Red Planet. The project has attracted more than 8.53 million submissions from around the world since it was launched in May, and NASA expects the mission will get underway in 2020. Applications are being taken on NASA's website until the end of September and those who sign up will have their names stenciled on silicon chips that will journey to Mars. People can also print off a boarding pass.
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