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Mars InSight Mission
revealing the heart of Mars-
boarding pass received
two million plus names on board
earning frequent flyer miles

 

 

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Poet's notes:
7/20/2018

My name is etched on a microchip aboard NASA's InSight mission to Mars along with 2,429,807 other names around the world!  Insight launched on May 5, 2018, and its Mars landing is scheduled for November 26, 2018.  InSight will study the interior of Mars and listen for Marsquakes.  Cool!  

Read the following InSight mission overview from NASA’s website:
"InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to give the Red Planet its first thorough checkup since it formed 4.5 billion years ago.  It is the first outer space robotic explorer to study in-depth... its crust, mantle, and core."  https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/mission/overview/

The Parker Solar Probe will be launched on NASA's first mission to touch our Sun in August 2018.  April 27, 2018 was the deadline to add your name to the hottest ticket this summer!

Mars Boarding Pass

Mars InSight Mission
revealing the heart of Mars-
boarding pass received
two million plus names on board
earning frequent flyer miles
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Faulkner Avatar
July 21, 2018 at 6:50 PM
Wow, what an honor to have your name as one of those included! (and those would be quite a lot of miles!)
Toney Avatar
July 22, 2018 at 12:25 AM
Lol... I'm just sorry I missed submitting my name for the probe to the Sun. Imagine, my name on Mars and touching the Sun. There's got to be another poem in there somewhere :)
Krutsinger Avatar
July 21, 2018 at 1:49 AM
The last line made this poem a joy to read. Nicely penned, Mark.
Toney Avatar
July 21, 2018 at 8:09 AM
Thank you so much, Caren! You’ve made my day :)
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