Send your name to Mars

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In 2007, The Planetary Society will send a specialized silica-glass DVD to Mars aboard Phoenix, NASA's newest Scout mission, led by Principal Investigator Peter Smith at the University of Arizona.  The disk, which is attached to the deck of the Phoenix lander, will include "Visions of Mars," a collection of 19th and 20th century stories, essays, and art inspired by the Red Planet. The disk also includes special features, such as the famous 1938 radio broadcast of HG Wells' classic, "War of the Worlds."

People around the world can add their own names (or those of family and friends) to the archival disk that features the works of such visionaries as The Planetary Society's co-founder Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Percival Lowell, and many more.  The Planetary Society is collecting up to several million names to send on the Mars-bound DVD.  Visit The Planetary Society's website to fly a name to Mars.

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Send your name to the asteroid belt on the Dawn spacecraft. Your name will be recorded onto a microchip that will be placed aboard the spacecraft accompanying it on its mission to the asteroid belt. After entering your name below, you will have the opportunity to print a document that verifies your journey aboard the spacecraft.

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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is scheduled to launch  the Selenological and Engineering Explorer (or Moon explorer) "SELENE"  by an H-IIA Launch Vehicle in the summer of 2007.
JAXA are asking you to submit your name and message so that they can etch them on a sheet and place it onboard the  SELENE spacecraft.

Application Period:  Friday, December 1, 2006 to Wednesday, January 31, 2007

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