Archive · 15 Sep 2025
NASA Offers Chance to Send Names to the Moon
NASA is letting anyone send their name to the Moon!
The Artemis II mission will fly a memory card with names on it around the Moon.
You can sign up for free to have your name included.
It is open to everyone, regardless of where they live or how old they are.
Once you sign up, you can also get a special boarding pass to keep.
NASA wants everyone to feel like they are part of this exciting trip!
NASA is inviting the public to send their names on the Artemis II mission to the Moon.
The mission is scheduled to launch in early 2026 from Florida.
Your name will be stored on a memory card aboard the Orion spacecraft.
Anyone can sign up for free before January 21, 2026.
Participants can also download a commemorative boarding pass.
- Who
- NASA and anyone who signs up.
- What
- Offering people the opportunity to send their names to the Moon.
- When
- The mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than April 2026.
- Where
- Around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft.
- Why
- To allow people to participate in the Artemis II mission and experience a part of space travel.
- Mission Name
- Artemis II
- Mission Objective
- Fly names around the Moon
- Launch Date
- No earlier than April 2026
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Orion Spacecraft
- Will carry names on a memory card
- Sign-Up Deadline
- January 21, 2026