WALL-E and NASA are looking for Right Name for new Mars Rover

by William Atkins

Wednesday, 19 November 2008

Page 1 of 2 ! NASA has announced that it is looking for a name to call its new Mars rover, which should be launched toward Mars in 2009. The Walt Disney robot WALL-E is teaming up with NASA in this naming contest for U.S. students ranging in ages from five to 18 years old. NASA stated on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 that it is “…looking for the right stuff, or in this case, the right name for the next Mars rover.” [NASA: “NASA invites students to name new Mars rover”] The U.S. space agency is enlisting the help of WALL-E, which was created in the Pixar Animation Studios for the Walt Disney Studios motion picture of the same name: “WALL-E.” In twenty-second century Earth, the planet has gotten so polluted that WALL-E robots were created to clean up the planet while all humans take a five-year vacation out in space. WALL-E is short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class. However, to make the storyline interesting, something goes wrong and WALL-E must contend with being the only unit left to clean up trash on Earth. To top it off, he falls in love with a highly advanced female robot called EVE who is only interested in fulfilling her mission: to find plant life on Earth. So, while WALL-E cleans up Earth, NASA is looking for another nifty name for its new car-sized robot that is scheduled to explore the surface of Mars in 2010. Check out a picture of the new NASA Mars robot at “Mars science laboratory rover.” Page two contains the website for information and the application form to enter the NASA robot-naming contest. << First page <   1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

 

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