Legacy of 'Pancho Billa' lands on Mars; will live on in space
Leanne Stuck
The memory of a legendary Buffalo Bills fan has reached outer space.
NASA's newest rover, Perseverance, successfully landed on Mars on Thursday afternoon. On that rover was a control chip carrying the legacy of Ezra Castro, better known as Pancho Billa.
"It's amazing, it's heartwarming, and it just makes me realize that we are always going to be together as a family," said Castro's girlfriend, Veronica Borjon.
Castro died after a battle with pancreatic cancer and his story reached a NASA engineer. Ezra's name and the names of his family were inscribed in the chip on the rover.