NASA would like to carry out a flight of the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back this year under the mission Artemis II.. The mission is a test for the Artemis program, which aims to have astronauts land on the moon for the first time since Apollo 17.
The flight to the moon is (unfortunately) reserved for 4 astronauts, but at least you can fly your name (on a n SD card) around the moon. All you have to do is register with NASA for free here:
In addition, you get a nice boarding pass and at least 685,000 miles credited (unfortunately NASA is not a member of a frequent flyer program…).
Editor’s Note: This is more like a funny little gimmick than a proper deal. But given that we have so many aviation enthusiasts visiting our site, I thought that there may be a few space enthusiasts as well who’d find this funny.
Cover Picture: Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems and primary contractor Amentum, integrate the SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket with the solid rocket boosters onto mobile launcher 1 inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, March 23, 2025. Artemis II is the first crewed test flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign and is another step toward missions on the lunar surface and helping the agency prepare for future human missions to Mars. | NASA/Frank Michaux