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I wrote this lyric poem to the tune of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (Songwriters: Douglass Cross / George C. Jr Cory). Why would I do that? Well, my name is etched on a microchip aboard NASA's InSight mission to Mars along with 2,429,807 other names from around the world. Insight launched on May 5, 2018, and landed on Mars on November 26, 2018. It successfully performed its mission until its batteries gradually weakened because of accumulated dust on its solar panels. On December 15, 2022, the lander made its final transmission to Earth. Elton said it best, "It's lonely out in space." ;)
