Be part of history; NASA invites everyone to send their name to the Moon with Artemis II astronauts.

In a very recent tweet on X, NASA has announced that Artemis II will be launched in early 2026.

This marks the first crewed mission to Earth’s natural satellite in over five decades.

Anyone can submit their names to travel along with four astronauts on an orbital journey to the moon.

The four Artemis II crew members are commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch, all of NASA, and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen with the Canadian Space Agency.

This will be the first group of people to travel to the moon since the Apollo missions.

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About Artemis II Mission

Artemis II, which is targeted to launch no later than April 2026, is the latest flight to include a "fly your name" campaign.

A similar campaign was carried out for the uncrewed Artemis I flight, which resulted in 3.4 million people signing up to be on the 26-day lunar orbit in late 2022.

“Artemis II is an excellent opportunity to inspire people across the globe and to offer them an opportunity to follow along as we lead the way in human exploration deeper into space," Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator in the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, said in a statement.

Anyone can add their name to fly on the 10-day mission by registering their names in English or in  Spanish for free on NASA's website.

The deadline of registration is before January 21, 2026.

After registering, participants can download a collectible "boarding pass" affirming that their name will be aboard the mission's Orion spacecraft.

All of the names will be stored on a flash memory card, which will be added to the Artemis II Official Flight Kit, alongside other commemoratives being flown by NASA and its partners.

Thousands of people have already enlisted their names to the effort.

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The Aim of the Artemis II Mission

Encouraging the public to partake in the mission, space collectibles expert Robert Pearlman, editor of the Space Memorabilia website collectSPACE says,

“This is one way for the public to feel like they’re a little closer to the mission than just being spectators.”

All participants who submit their names can download a collectable “boarding pass” to commemorate the mission.

NASA has made it a tradition to invite the public to be a part of its space exploration missions by sending their names.

"Currently, there are names traveling aboard the Perseverance rover on Mars, the Parker Solar Probe near the sun, and the Europa Clipper mission headed to Jupiter’s moon Europa,"Pearlman further added.

The Artemis II mission is a part of NASA’s plan to resume deep-space exploration.

In the Artemis I flight in 2022, an SLS rocket sent an uncrewed Orion spacecraft to the moon and back.

If everything goes as planned and NASA secures sufficient funding, Artemis III could land astronauts on the moon’s surface for a stay of roughly about a month, possibly as early as 2027.

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