For a brief while, Jasleen Kaur Josan was the toast of social media, all thanks to a tweet from a Union minister and reports in sections of the media that the 24-year-old had been chosen for Nasa’s Mars Mission in 2030. It all began when Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal tweeted a message on September 24 about Josan’s “selection” for the Mars Mission. Hambleton acknowledged Nasa’s plans for a manned fly-by mission around Mars in 2030, with the possibility of a surface landing at a future date. Josan, contacted on email, denied being selected for the Mars Mission. Despite Josan’s clarification, reports of her “selection” for the Mars Mission continue to do the rounds, the latest being a tweet from RPG Enterprises chairman Harsh Goenka, who said she had been chosen for the manned mission to the Red Planet.

Source: Hindustan Times October 10, 2017 12:56 UTC