Your Name will fly on ORION'S FLIGHT TEST

ORION'S FLIGHT TEST

Send Your Name on NASA's Journey to Mars, Starting with 

Orion's First Flight

NASA is inviting the public to send their names on a microchip 

to destinations beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars.

Your name will begin its journey on a dime-sized microchip when 

the agency's Orion spacecraft launches Dec. 4 on its first flight, 

designated Exploration Flight Test-1. After a 4.5-hour, two-orbit 

mission around Earth to test Orion's systems, the spacecraft will 

travel back through the atmosphere at speeds approaching 20,000 

mph and temperatures near 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, before 

splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.

But the journey for your name doesn't end there. After returning to 

Earth, the names will fly on future NASA exploration flights and 

missions to Mars. With each flight, selected individuals will accrue 

more miles as members of a global space-faring society.

How Cool is this!!