NASA has been running a “Send Your Name with Artemis II” campaign for their upcoming crewed mission around the Moon, currently scheduled for March 2026.
However, there is some conflicting information regarding the exact cutoff. While most official sources listed the deadline as January 21, 2026, some recent mission updates following the “wet dress rehearsal” in early February suggest a final integration window might stay open until February 21, 2026.
How it works
If the portal is still active, your name will be etched onto a microchip/SD card that will fly aboard the Orion spacecraft. You’ll be “traveling” with the crew (astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen) on a 10-day journey around the far side of the Moon.
Steps to try right now:
Visit the official site: Go to NASA’s Artemis Name portal.
Enter your details: You’ll need your first name, last name, and a 4–7 digit PIN (don’t lose this; NASA can’t recover it for you).
Get your Boarding Pass: Once you submit, you can download a digital boarding pass with your name on it and the mission details.
If you missed the deadline:
Don’t worry—NASA does this for almost every major mission. If the Artemis II window has closed, the next opportunity will likely be for Artemis III (the mission that will actually land humans on the lunar South Pole, currently aimed for 2027) or various robotic Mars missions.
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