Curiosity (rover) submit their names to be sent to Mars. More than 1.2 million people from the international community participated, and their names were etched into silicon using an electron-beam machine used for fabricating micro devices at JPL, and this plaque is now installed on the deck of "Curiosity". In keeping with a 40-year tradition, a plaque with the signatures of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden was also installed. Elsewhere on the rover is the autograph of Clara Ma, the 12-year-old girl from Kansas who gave "Curiosity" its name in an essay contest, writing in part that "curiosity is
Hard Time on Planet Earth people. Most critics detested the series. According to "People" magazine, "About 20,000 RPM—that's how fast I reckon Walt Disney must be spinning in his grave with shows like this on the air … It is just one long, bad commercial." It did, however, garner a small but loyal fanbase throughout its time on the air. The show is sometimes cited in lists of "One-Hit Wonder" TV shows from the '80s and '90s. Hard Time on Planet Earth Hard Time on Planet Earth is an American science fiction series that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement in 1989. Airing for