Send name to asteroid

The US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) is inviting people to give their names to engrave on the microchip, mounted in the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft to fly to the asteroid Bennu in 2016. The mission looks simple at first glance. but it is long because it takes 2 years to reach the asteroid size of only 500m to sample the surface and send it to earth.

A list of people names will be taken to the asteroid surface and another micro-chip with the full list will return to earth. Registration is no later than September 30, 2016. After submitting their name, each individual can download and print the certificate that participated in the mission of the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft . The mission of this ship is to contribute to solving the fundamental problems of solar system components, the source of organic materials and water to create life on earth.

The Daily Mail reported that when approaching the asteroid Bennu , the spacecraft will try to collect about 60 grams of specimens to bring about whether it is possible to exploit minerals. Besides collecting data to calculate whether asteroids can collide with the earth. Scientists at NASA believe that in asteroids containing many metals such as iron, platinum . can be exploited to supply the earth.

According to the Daily Mail, it is expected that the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft will depart in September 2016, approaching the asteroid Bennu in October 2018 after crossing the long distance 654,389,243km.