{"id":8614,"date":"2014-08-19T12:18:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T16:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8614"},"modified":"2014-08-19T12:23:42","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T16:23:42","slug":"uwingu-launches-beam-me-to-mars-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8614","title":{"rendered":"Uwingu launches “Beam Me to Mars” project"},"content":{"rendered":"

An announcement from Uwingu<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Uwingu Launches \u201cBeam Me to Mars\u201d Project
\n<\/strong>First opportunity for the people of Earth to radio personal<\/em>
\nmessages and pictures to Mars!<\/em><\/p>\n

Boulder, Colorado – 19 August 2014<\/strong> – Space company Uwingu announced today the launch of a project allowing anyone, anywhere to be a part of a global \u0081”shout-out\u0081” of messages from the people of Earth to Mars on November 28th. The project is called \u0081”Beam Me to Mars<\/a>“.\u0081<\/p>\n

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Beam Me to Mars (hashtag #BeamMe2Mars) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the start of humankind’s exploration of Mars with the launch of NASA’s Mariner 4 – the first successful Mars mission – on November 28th, 1964.<\/p>\n

Beam Messages can be as simple as a name, or can be more elaborate, including text and\u00a0even images. Anyone can send messages to Mars, and people can send as many as they\u00a0want, there is no limit. Pricing begins at $5. To be included in the transmission messages\u00a0and\u00a0pictures\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0submitted\u00a0to\u00a0Uwingu\u2019s\u00a0web\u00a0site\u00a0at\u00a0www.uwingu.com<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a05\u00a0November\u00a02014.<\/p>\n

Uwingu\u2019s Beam Me transmission will be sent on November 28th. All messages will be sent at a rate of 1 million bits per second to Mars by Uwingu\u2019s Beam Me transmission partner, satellite communications provider Universal Space Network (http:\/\/www.sscspace.com\/universalspacenetwork<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Mariner 4 (http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mariner_4<\/a>) took almost 8 months to reach Mars in 1964-1965, but our 21st century Beam Me to Mars messages will arrive at the speed of light – just 15 minutes after they are sent!<\/p>\n

Beam Me to Mars is the first opportunity for the people of Earth to radio personal messages and pictures to Mars.<\/p>\n

Although no one is living on Mars yet to receive the Beam Me messages, here on Earth people will hear the messages loud and clear: All Beam Me<\/a> messages will be delivered by hand to Congress, to NASA, and to the United Nations.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the entire Beam Me message archive is searchable for free from Uwingu\u2019s web site, and all the messages can be freely socially shared with friends, relatives, or anyone on social networks.<\/p>\n

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Said Uwingu CEO and planetary scientist Dr. Alan Stern, \u201cCome and celebrate the exploration of Mars in this very special, first of a kind 21st century interplanetary social movement! What will kids and adults say to Mars, about Mars, about space exploration\u2019s past and future, about their hopes and dreams? We\u2019re going to find out with a societal selfie we\u2019re beaming to Mars!\u201d<\/p>\n

As with all Uwingu projects, half the proceeds fuel grants that Uwingu makes to further space research, education, and exploration; the other half fuels new Uwingu projects.<\/p>\n

[See also the\u00a0Beam Me To Mars FAQ –\u00a0Uwingu<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

About Uwingu<\/strong>: Uwingu (which means “sky” in Swahili, and is pronounced “oo-wing-g0o”) was founded in 2012 and consists of a team of leading astronomers, planetary scientists, former space program executives and educators. Uwingu is a for-profit company dedicated to creating new ways for people to personally connect with space exploration and education while also raising funds to support non-profit organizations working space exploration and astronomy. A pioneer in this industry, Uwingu is currently creating the first crowd-sourced map of Mars. Since the project began in February 2014, individuals have named over 12,000 craters and the Uwingu Fund has already allocated over $100,000 for grants. Visit Uwingu’s website to learn more at www.uwingu.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An announcement from Uwingu: Uwingu Launches \u201cBeam Me to Mars\u201d Project First opportunity for the people of Earth to radio personal messages and pictures to Mars! 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