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There's Still Time to 'Hitch a Ride' on NASA Craft

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PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 31, 2006 -- NASA has received the names of more than 170,000 space enthusiasts from around the world and is putting them on a silicon chip on a spacecraft that will travel through an asteriod belt. There's still time to "climb aboard", but you must submit your name online by Saturday, Nov. 4. "How many chances do you get to fly into the very heart of the asteroid belt?" said Keyur Patel, Dawn project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. "When the craft is launched in June 2007, yours and the names of your loved ones can hitch along for the ride and be part of space exploration...Read full article

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    Published: October 2006
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