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Richard Blackledge

You can fly your name to the Moon for free on a landmark NASA mission - here's how

NASA wants to send humans back to the Moon - and a mission scheduled for later this year will pave the way towards making that ambition a reality. Artemis I will be the first flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, with NASA having set the goal of landing the first woman and first person of colour on Earth's only natural satellite.

However, no-one will be travelling on Artemis I, as it is set to be an uncrewed flight - but there is a way anyone can have a presence on board regardless. NASA is offering people a chance to fly their name around the Moon for free, and getting involved is easy.

Everyone's names will be included on a flash drive that will orbit the Moon on board Artemis I, formerly known as formerly Exploration Mission-1 and described by NASA as "the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration to the Moon and Mars."

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