Archive · 18 Sep 2025
NASA Invites Public to Send Names on Artemis II Moon Mission
NASA is sending a crew of astronauts on a 10-day trip around the Moon, called the Artemis II mission.
You can be part of this historical event!
NASA is inviting everyone to submit their names to be included on a memory card that will go on the Orion spacecraft.
This memory card will hold thousands of names, and you can add your family, friends, or pets' names too!
The astronauts will fly around the Moon and test equipment for future landings.
After the mission, the spacecraft will return to Earth and land in the Pacific Ocean.
This gives everyone a unique chance to feel connected to space exploration!
NASA is inviting the public to submit names for the Artemis II mission.
The mission is scheduled to launch no later than April 2026.
The Orion spacecraft will carry a memory card with submitted names.
The mission will journey around the Moon for about 10 days.
The Artemis II crew includes four astronauts who will test systems.
- Who
- NASA and the public
- What
- Inviting people to send their names on the Artemis II mission to the Moon.
- When
- Scheduled to launch no later than April 2026.
- Where
- Around the Moon, with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
- Why
- To allow public participation and be part of the mission.
- Mission Name
- Artemis II
- Launch Date
- No later than April 2026
- Mission Duration
- 10 days
- Astronauts
- 4 (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen)
- Spacecraft
- Orion
- Mission Objective
- Fly around the Moon, test systems
- Public Participation
- Submit names to be stored on a memory card