NASA InSight mission to Mars: India ranks third with regard to names submitted for sending to the Red Planet NASA InSight mission to Mars: India ranks third with regard to names submitted for sending to the Red Planet According To NASA, India Ranks Third In The Global List With Regard To The Names Submitted For The Mars Mission With A Number Of Around 1,38,899 People. US Has Grabbed The First Position With 6,76,773 Names Followed By China With 2,62,752 Names. News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Himani Garg | Updated on: 09 Nov 2017, 05:27:21 PM New Delhi: A total number of 2,429,807 people have booked a flight to Mars as they signed up to have their names etched on a microchip that will be carried on NASA's upcoming InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) mission, which launches in May, 2018.