In this mortal world, the only thing that remains immortal is one’s name. Emperors used to build megastructures to make a mark in human history. Sometime back, there was a trend of time capsules as well. But what if you can send your name in space? Excited much? Well, if you are all about everything cosmic (not the philosophical matter), then this is the right place for you. Latest reports say that NASA’s special mission to Jupiter will carry many names to the planet. Under the ‘Message in Bottle’ programme, people’s names will be engraved on the Europa Clipper spacecraft. And the best part, its all free!
How to send your name to Jupiter?
The process of submitting your name is pretty simple. All you have to do is login on the official website of NASA’s ‘Message in the Bottle’ project – europa.nasa.gov/message-in-a-bottle/sign-on/. Once you are here, you would be prompted to submit the name that you want to get engraved on the aircraft. After this, it will ask you to submit a valid email id, country and relevant area code. NASA’s website has names of almost all countries. So, it doesn’t matter where you are on Earth, your name can travel to Jupiter!