NASA set to unveil name for Mars rover

NASA plans to announce the name of the Mars Rover

Happening today... the wait is over!

Nasa is set to announce the winner of its mars rover naming contest.

From thousands of submissions from all world - nasa chose nine finalists... including endurance, tenacity, promise and courage.

And today - we get to hear the final decision for the name!!

The mars rover is set to blast off in july from cape canaveral.

Straight ahead at 7am on national coverage on khsl... reporter mark strassman takes us to the jet propulsion lab where the mars rover was built!

### also today... nasa administrator jim bridenstine is set to outline details of nasa's new moon to mars mission plan.

The mission involves human exploration of the moon by the year 20-24, and preparations for future missions to mars.

And of course remember - nasa i* currently taking applications for possible astronauts for it's artemis generation of space explorers... you have until march 31st to apply.

We have a link to everything you need - at action news now.com, look under news, then news links.

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