**WION Newsflash: 'NASA Finally Names Its Cat' - Internet Melts Down Over 'MEOW-1'**
*Washington D.C.* – In a move that has stunned the scientific community and delighted the chronically online, NASA has officially named its most advanced Mars rover prototype after a stray tabby cat that wandered onto the Jet Propulsion Laboratory campus in 2022.
The decision, announced via a cryptic tweet showing a blurry photo of the feline sitting atop an engineering blueprint, has sent X (formerly Twitter) into a frenzy. The robot, originally designated the "Multi-Environment Observation Walker," will now be known as **MEOW-1**. According to a leaked internal memo, the name was chosen because "the cat's persistent meowing finally broke the encryption on our most secure server."
Ironically, the internet is now convinced that the entire Apollo program was just a cover story to find the perfect place to put a litter box. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has reportedly offered to launch the cat to Mars on the next Starship flight, calling it "the only qualified pilot for deep space naps."
The White House has remained silent, though a senior advisor was overheard muttering, "We spent $3 billion to get out-catted by a stray." The cat, now known as 'Sir Reginald Fluffington III, Esq.,' has not yet commented, as it is currently asleep on a heat shield.