Over 10,000 Malaysian names on their way to Mars


Nasa's Orion spacecraft, mounted atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket after the Mobile Service Tower was finished rolling back at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 37, Florida, USA.- EPA

PETALING JAYA: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) mission to Mars is set to launch at 7.05am ET (8.05pm local time).

According to the Nasa website, a total of 10,553 Malaysian names received “boarding passes” to the Orion flight test on Dec 4, placing the nation 17th in a list of 231 locations that saw name submissions. 

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