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A friend transmitted me the announcement below. (it seems that the
mentionned http://www.nametherovers.org is not yet available)
Philo
www.philohome.com
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NASA SELECTS LEGO COMPANY TO RUN MARS ROVER NAMING CONTEST
NASA announced a contest, which will give American school kids a chance
to make history, by naming two rovers being launched to explore Mars.
The robotic explorers are part of NASA's upcoming Mars Exploration Rover
(MER) mission. The twin rovers will land at two different locations on the
mysterious red planet to explore the surface in search of answers about the
history of water on Mars.
The NASA "Name the Rovers" contest is a collaborative effort between NASA
and the LEGO Company. The LEGO Company will manage the contest in
conjunction with The Planetary Society. The contest provides students with
the unique opportunity to suggest a name for each of the two Mars-bound
rovers, temporarily known as MER-A and MER-B. The rovers are scheduled to
launch in May and June 2003 respectively. The rovers are scheduled to land
on Mars in January 2004.
"We are very excited about providing students with an opportunity to
actively participate in the next mission to Mars," said Dave Lavery, Program
Executive for Solar System Exploration at NASA Headquarters. "We are eagerly
looking for some really creative and innovative ideas from the students as
they compete to name the next Mars rovers and become part of history."
"The LEGO Company is dedicated to furthering hands-on discovery, playful
learning, and the boundless frontiers of imagination. Space exploration also
embraces these qualities, which is why the LEGO Company is so pleased to
partner with NASA," said Brad Justus, LEGO Senior Vice President. "By
involving children actively in the Mars mission, through the 'Name the
Rovers' contest and with other related activities, we hope to help excite
and inspire the next generation of space explorers, " he said.
The NASA "Name the Rovers" contest is open to students 5 to 18 years of age
who attend a U.S. school and are enrolled in the Fall 2002 school season.
Submissions must include suggested names for both rovers and a 50-500 word
essay justifying why the students believe the names should be chosen. The
contest has many educational benefits and encourages students to do research
for their essays and to learn more about Mars and space exploration.
The contest is open for submissions through January 31, 2003. NASA will
announce the contest winners prior to launching the rovers in the spring of
2003.
Information about the contest is available at: http://www.nametherovers.org
Information about the Mars Exploration Rovers is at:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer"
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