“Daffy Duck and Marvin The Martian struck us as such a perfect fit, capturing the fun and adventurous spirit of these important explorations, that we were delighted to be able to include them as honorary members of the team,” said Captain David Krambeck of TEAM DELTA.

“Well said,” added Daffy Duck, who plays the courageously cowardly Duck Dodgers on Cartoon Network’s new original series from Warner Bros. Animation, debuting this summer. “And check out the spiffy outfits.”

Representatives from the Air Force working with Warner Bros. Consumer Products created the official patch designs for both the Mars-A and Mars-B missions, one patch featuring Marvin The Martian saluting the Mars Rover and the other, Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers posed proudly with the American flag – or at least a cartoon version of it. The first launch is scheduled for June 8th, and the second launch will be slated for June 25th.

“It is exciting that our characters, which for so many years have been associated with space adventures in the animated world, should now have a chance to become part of a real and important space exploration,” said Jordan Sollitto, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “We are thrilled about teaming up with NASA on these exciting missions and are looking forward to giving our characters the opportunity to touch down upon the Red Planet.”

“More accurately, the planet is an understated fiery umber,” Marvin interjected.

“I know.”