Deadline Approaching to Send Your Name Aboard NASA’s Artemis II Mission

The Hardin County Astronomy Club is reminding the public that time is running out to have your name flown aboard the upcoming Artemis II mission.

Four astronauts will fly around the Moon and back on Artemis II, the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign.

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will venture into the harsh environment of space. They will will be the first humans aboard the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, Orion spacecraft.

This flight is another step toward crewed missions to the lunar surface and helping the agency prepare for future astronaut missions to Mars.

Submitted names will be included on an SD card that will fly inside Orion when the Artemis II mission launches in 2026.

You can submit your name and a pin code for a boarding pass for the Artemis II mission by clicking here.

To be included, be sure to submit your name by January 21.

The 10-day mission will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no later than April 2026.