h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

With my luck, I would get a ticket for driving too slow.

You brought us here


http://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

And Prof's name on a microchip, has just successfully landed on Mars!

Your name on a microchip would be the least of your problems.

Mine's there, too. It's a lovely thing NASA does.

I mean, it's only proxy hitchhiking, but it's not too shabby.

That's two people so far.

Dos the microchip have everyone's name, or only a selected list.

http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020/

You can send your name on the next flight by signing up. (It's free, after all, we pay taxes.) You get 'frequent flyer miles'. It's a great way to encourage interest in the programme.

If you look on the Post Editorial page here A87937438 you'll see mine and the Prof's.

"That's two people so far"
Yep! But "modestywise" that's 2 of the greatest folk on the planetearth, now on Mars! in name

Been there, done that.

I depart in July 2026

I'll have the kettle on for you ok!

It's a deal.

err! toast or crumpets ? with the cuppa

gotta at the door who needs a vacuum cleaner

My name is there as well, so that makes three. I wonder if we are on the same chip (there's 3, to accommodate the 10 million or so names)

My boss didn't accept my boarding ticket as a valid reason to take days off for such a long period though, especially when he found out it is a one way ticket.

Just signed in for the next one.

My Biology teacher's first name was Udo, but he didn't want to be designated as Unidentified Dying Object.

It's nice to know that we were all passengers on the same spacecraft.

Signing up for the next mission in 2026, I checked my frequent flyer miles:

Dmitri Gheorgheni
Martian Since 08/26/2015
1,714,810,630

That's miles: NASA very kindly accommodates both metric and non-metric people.

Did I ever tell you about the time my dad, an engineering student, did a scale model of the solar system for his astronomy professor? With a scale in miles and inches?

Yes, that sort of thinking is why the first Mars lander crashed...

As there's only one Prof Animal Chaos! (now on 1st landing)
I think I'll apply for the 2nd trip in mi own name
That'll baffle the bloody or

Seat just booked

I'm sat at the back planes etc NEVER crash into mountains backwards

There are hundeds of American with my first and last name.

Just done!
My real name in google = 128,000,000 websites in 0.52 seconds.

AgainThere's only 1 Prof Animal Chaos I CAN'T be cloned

I can't clone people anyway.