MOON: Want to go to the moon? Now is your chance — sort of. NASA is inviting folks to send their names to the surface of the moon aboard the agency’s first robotic lunar rover, VIPER — short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover.

The rover will embark on a mission to the lunar south pole to unravel the mysteries of the moon’s water and better understand the environment where NASA plans to land the first woman and first person of color under its Artemis program.

As part of the “Send Your Name with VIPER” campaign, NASA will accept names received by March 15. Once collected, the agency will take the names and attach them to the rover.

To add your name, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/send-your-name-with-viper

The site also enables participants to create and download a virtual souvenir — a boarding pass to the VIPER mission featuring their name — to commemorate the experience. Participants are encouraged to share their requests on social media using the hashtag #SendYourName.

“With VIPER, we are going to study and explore parts of the moon’s surface no one has ever been to before, and with this campaign, we are inviting the world to be part of that risky yet rewarding journey,” said Nicola Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Just think: Our names will ride along as VIPER navigates across the rugged terrain of the lunar south pole and gathers valuable data that will help us better understand the history of the moon and the environment where we plan to send Artemis astronauts.”

This campaign draws from the agency’s long tradition of shipping inspirational messages on spacecraft that have explored our solar system and beyond.