NASA is once again inviting people around the world to feel personally connected to space exploration through a unique public initiative. With the “Send Your Name with Artemis” program, anyone can submit their name online to be digitally stored on a memory chip that will travel aboard the Orion spacecraft. This small but meaningful gesture allows individuals to symbolically join a historic journey beyond Earth.
Artemis II is a critical milestone in the Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon and establish a foundation for future missions to Mars. Unlike Artemis I, which flew without a crew, Artemis II will carry astronauts on a multi-day mission around the Moon. The flight will rigorously test spacecraft systems, life-support technologies, and deep-space navigation, helping ensure the safety of future lunar landings.
Participation in the program is simple and open to everyone. After submitting a name through the official website, participants receive a digital boarding pass as a keepsake. The collected names are then written onto a secure memory device installed inside the spacecraft, effectively making each participant a “virtual passenger” on a lunar voyage.
Through initiatives like this, NASA continues to bridge the gap between complex space missions and public engagement. By allowing people to send their names into deep space, the agency reinforces the idea that space exploration is a shared human endeavor—one that inspires curiosity, imagination, and a sense of global unity as humanity prepares to explore farther than ever before.
Source: NASA