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An ultraviolet image of Mars that was taken by NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft on July 9-10, 2016

NASA / MAVEN / University of Colorado

Launch: November 18, 2013

Destination: Mars - Areocentric orbit

Arrival: September 21, 2014

Number of names on DVD: 100,000 (plus artwork and mission-related Japanese haiku submitted via the Internet)

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NASA's MAVEN spacecraft undergoes testing at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems facility in Littleton, Colorado

Attached to one of MAVEN's twin solar arrays is a DVD bearing the names of 100,000 people, as well as artwork and Japanese haiku that were submitted online in early 2013

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the MAVEN spacecraft is about to be encapsulated within its Atlas 5 payload fairing...on November 2, 2013

An Atlas 5 rocket carrying NASA's MAVEN spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on November 18, 2013

HAYABUSA2 (JAXA)

LINK: My Hayabusa2 launch blog

An image overlay showing one of Hayabusa2's target markers slowly falling towards the surface of asteroid Ryugu on September 16, 2019. Four of five markers that launched with Hayabusa2 in late 2014 were released onto Ryugu's surface during Hayabusa2's 16-month stay at the asteroid.

An image overlay showing one of Hayabusa2's target markers slowly falling towards the surface of asteroid Ryugu on September 16, 2019. Four of five markers that launched with Hayabusa2 in late 2014 were released onto Ryugu's surface during Hayabusa2's 16-month stay at the asteroid.

JAXA, Chiba Institute of Technology and collaborators

Launch: December 4, 2014 - Japan Standard Time (JST)

Destinations: Asteroid Ryugu / Earth for sample return / Asteroids (98943) 2001 CC₂₁ and 1998 KY₂₆

Ryugu Arrival: June 27, 2018 - JST

Ryugu Departure: November 13, 2019 - JST

Return to Earth & End of mission (for Sample Return Capsule): December 6, 2020 - JST

Asteroid (98943) 2001 CC₂₁ Flyby: July 2026

Asteroid 1998 KY₂₆ Rendezvous: July 2031

Number of names inside each target marker (5 total): Around 180,000

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My certificate for the Hayabusa2 mission

JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft is unveiled during a special event at the Samagihara spacecraft assembly facility in Japan, on August 31, 2014

A strip of film, containing around 180,000 names submitted through the Internet in 2013, that is one of five placed inside target markers to be used by Hayabusa2 at asteroid Ryugu

An H-2A rocket carrying JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft launches from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on December 4, 2014 (Japan Standard Time)

A screenshot from an onboard camera showing the H-2A rocket's payload fairings separating from around JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft, on December 4, 2014 (Japan Standard Time)

ORION - EXPLORATION FLIGHT TEST 1 (NASA)

LINK: My Orion EFT-1 launch blog

Engineers work on the Orion spacecraft inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on May 30, 2014

Engineers work on the Orion spacecraft inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on May 30, 2014

NASA / Daniel Casper

Launch: December 5, 2014 (7:05 AM, EST)

Destination: High geocentric orbit

Arrival: Peak altitude of 3,600 miles (5,800 kilometers) - December 5, 2014 (10:10 AM, EST)

Splashdown & End of mission: December 5, 2014 (11:29 AM, EST)

Number of names on microchip: 1.4 million

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My 'boarding pass' for the Orion EFT-1 mission

A microchip bearing the names of 1.4 million people that flew aboard the Orion spacecraft on EFT-1

A Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the Orion EFT-1 spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, on December 5, 2014

Earth as seen from a camera aboard the Orion spacecraft during the EFT-1 mission, on December 5, 2014

With its three main parachutes deployed, the Orion spacecraft is about to splash down into the Pacific Ocean to conclude the EFT-1 mission, on December 5, 2014

OSIRIS-REx / OSIRIS-APEX (NASA)

LINK: My OSIRIS-REx launch blog

Asteroid Bennu as seen by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from 15 miles (24 km) away...on December 2, 2018

Asteroid Bennu as seen by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from 15 miles (24 km) away...on December 2, 2018

NASA / Goddard / University of Arizona

Launch: September 8, 2016

Destinations: Asteroid Bennu / Earth for sample return / Asteroid Apophis in 2029

Bennu Arrival: December 3, 2018

Bennu Orbit Insertion: December 31, 2018

Bennu Departure: May 10, 2021

Return to Earth & End of mission (for Sample Return Capsule): September 24, 2023

Asteroid (99942) Apophis Arrival: April 21, 2029

Number of names on two microchips: 440,000 on each chip (One chip is on the sample return capsule and the other is on the main spacecraft)

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My certificate for the OSIRIS-REx mission

A microchip bearing the names of 440,000 people is attached to the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft

An Atlas 5 rocket carrying the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, on September 8, 2016

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft floats away from its Centaur upper stage an hour after launch, on September 8, 2016

OSIRIS-REx's sample return capsule and its parachute sit on the desert floor at the Utah Test and Training Range, on September 24, 2023

TESS (NASA)

LINK: My TESS launch blog

A 'first light' science image showing a sea of stars and the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, as viewed by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) on August 7, 2018

A 'first light' science image showing a sea of stars and the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, as viewed by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) on August 7, 2018

NASA / MIT / TESS

Launch: April 18, 2018

Destination: Highly-elliptical Earth orbit

Arrival: Mid-June 2018

Number of exoplanet illustrations on memory card: Around 1,300

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The 11 exoplanet artwork that I submitted online in 2017 to fly aboard NASA's TESS spacecraft

Engineers work on NASA's TESS spacecraft at the Orbital ATK facility in Dulles, Virginia

A memory card carrying the exoplanet illustrations of around 1,300 people (including Yours Truly) prior to being attached to NASA's TESS spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center in Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA's TESS spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, on April 18, 2018

A screenshot from an onboard camera shows NASA's TESS spacecraft floating away from the Falcon 9 second stage motor after separation, on April 18, 2018

InSIGHT (NASA)

LINK: My InSight launch blog

One of InSight's twin solar panels and its flight deck are visible in this image taken by a camera on the spacecraft's robotic arm...on December 7, 2018

One of InSight's twin solar panels and its flight deck are visible in this image taken by a camera on the spacecraft's robotic arm...on December 7, 2018

NASA / JPL - Caltech

Launch: May 5, 2018

Destination: Mars - Elysium Planitia region

Arrival & landing: November 26, 2018

End of mission: December 21, 2022

Number of names on microchips: 2.4 million

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My 'boarding pass' for NASA's InSight Mars mission

The InSight Mars lander's twin solar arrays are deployed during testing at the Lockheed Martin facility in Denver, Colorado

The Atlas 5 rocket carrying NASA's InSight Mars lander lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California...on May 5, 2018

A screenshot from an onboard camera shows NASA's InSight Mars lander floating away from the Atlas 5's Centaur second stage motor after separation, on May 5, 2018

The two microchips carrying the names of 2.4 million space enthusiasts...on the deck of NASA's InSight Mars lander

PARKER SOLAR PROBE (NASA)

LINK: My Parker Solar Probe launch blog

An image of a coronal streamer being ejected from our Sun...as seen by NASA's Parker Solar Probe on November 8, 2018 (Mercury is the bright circular object below the streamer)

An image of a coronal streamer being ejected from our Sun...as seen by NASA's Parker Solar Probe on November 8, 2018 (Mercury is the bright circular object below the streamer)

NASA / Naval Research Laboratory / Parker Solar Probe

Launch: August 12, 2018 (3:31 AM, EDT)

Destination: Heliocentric orbit - Sun's corona

First of 24 solar encounters (at perihelion): November 5, 2018 (10:28 PM, EST)

Closest-ever solar encounter [at 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers)]: December 24, 2024 (6:53 AM, EST)

Number of names on memory card: 1,137,202

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My certificate for NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission

A plaque carrying a memory card that bears the names of 1.1 million space enthusiasts is attached to NASA's Parker Solar Probe...on May 18, 2018

NASA's Parker Solar Probe after its heat shield was installed at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida...on June 27, 2018

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is about to be encapsulated inside the payload fairing of its Delta IV Heavy rocket...on July 16, 2018

A Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying NASA's Parker Solar Probe launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida...on August 12, 2018

BEPICOLOMBO (ESA / JAXA)

LINK: My BepiColombo launch blog

An artist's concept of Japan's MIO satellite (smaller spacecraft at right) separating from Europe's Mercury Planetary Orbiter in space

An artist's concept of Japan's MIO satellite (smaller spacecraft at right) separating from Europe's Mercury Planetary Orbiter in space

Astrium

Launch: October 19, 2018 - Pacific Daylight Time

Destination: En route to Mercury

Arrival: November 2026

*-Due to a problem with the spacecraft's electric thrusters, BepiColombo will not be able to enter orbit around Mercury in December 2025 as planned. Unexpected electric currents between solar arrays on one part of the spacecraft, the Mercury Transfer Module, and a power distribution unit reduced the power available for the electric thrusters...preventing the mission from carrying out its original trajectory.

Number of names and messages on MIO's memory card: 6,494

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Information that confirms the submission of my name and message for Japan's MIO mission to Mercury

A red circle denotes the location of a memory card carrying the names and messages of 6,494 people on Japan's MIO satellite

Japan's MIO satellite is about to be mated to Europe's Mercury Planetary Orbiter as both spacecraft undergo launch preparations at Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana

An image of Japan's MIO satellite inside the sunshield of Europe's Mercury Planetary Orbiter at Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana

A European Ariane 5 rocket carrying the Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft launches from Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana...on October 19, 2018 (Pacific Time)

LIGHTSAIL 2 (The Planetary Society)

LINK: My LightSail 2 launch blog

An image that was taken of LightSail 2's solar sail after it was successfully deployed on July 23, 2019

An image that was taken of LightSail 2's solar sail after it was successfully deployed on July 23, 2019

The Planetary Society

Launch: June 25, 2019 - EDT

Destination: Low-Earth Orbit

Deployment from Prox-1 carrier vehicle: July 2, 2019

Solar sail deployment: July 23, 2019

End of mission: November 17, 2022

Number of names of Kickstarter backers on mini-DVD: Around 23,300

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My certificate for the LightSail 2 mission

An image of the mini-DVD bearing the names of around 23,300 Kickstarter backers on the LightSail 2 spacecraft

LightSail 2's solar sail is fully deployed during a ground test at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in California

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying LightSail 2 and twenty-three other satellites (on mission STP-2) launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on June 25, 2019

An image of the Earth that was taken by LightSail 2 on July 6, 2019

MARS 2020 (NASA)

LINK: My Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter launch blog

Video screenshots from two onboard cameras showing NASA's Perseverance rover being lowered onto the Martian surface by its rocket-powered descent stage...on February 18, 2021

Video screenshots from two onboard cameras showing NASA's Perseverance rover being lowered onto the Martian surface by its rocket-powered descent stage...on February 18, 2021

NASA / JPL - Caltech

Launch: July 30, 2020

Destination: Mars - Jezero Crater - Syrtis Major quadrangle

Arrival & landing: February 18, 2021

First flight of Ingenuity: April 19, 2021

Final flight of Ingenuity: January 18, 2024

Number of names on microchips: 10.9 million

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My certificate for the Mars 2020 mission

A close-up of the three microchips carrying the names of 10.9 million space enthusiasts who submitted them for the Mars 2020 mission

The Perseverance Mars rover, with the Ingenuity Mars helicopter attached to its belly, undergoes processing for launch

An Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Mars 2020 spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 30, 2020

As seen by the Perseverance rover on April 22, 2021, the Ingenuity helicopter hovers during its second flight on Mars

CREW DRAGON FREEDOM (SpaceX)

LINK: My Crew-4 Mission launch blog

A screenshot of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom capsule after she docked to the International Space Station for NASA's Crew-4 mission...on April 27, 2022

A screenshot of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom capsule after she docked to the International Space Station for NASA's Crew-4 mission...on April 27, 2022

NASA TV

Launch: April 27, 2022

Destination: Low-Earth orbit / International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Arrival: April 27, 2022

ISS Departure & End of mission: October 14, 2022

Number of DNA samples inside LifeShip's biobank capsule: 2,000 for humans; 500 for plant and animal species

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LifeShip's biobank capsule is ready for launch to the International Space Station, as of February 8, 2022

The inside of LifeShip's biobank capsule

The four Crew-4 astronauts pose for a photo inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom capsule prior to launch, on April 27, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon Freedom capsule launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on April 27, 2022

The Crew Dragon Freedom capsule carrying the Crew-4 astronauts splashes down into the Atlantic Ocean, off the northeastern coast of Florida, on October 14, 2022

CREW DRAGON ENDURANCE (SpaceX)

LINK: My Crew-5 ISS arrival blog

A screenshot of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance capsule as she is about to dock to the International Space Station for NASA's Crew-5 mission...on October 6, 2022

A screenshot of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance capsule as she is about to dock to the International Space Station for NASA's Crew-5 mission...on October 6, 2022

NASA TV

Launch: October 5, 2022

Destination: Low-Earth orbit / International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Arrival: October 6, 2022

ISS Departure & End of mission: March 11, 2023

Number of names and DNA samples inside LifeShip's biobank capsule: 10,000 names of people; 500 samples for plant and animal species;
a few thousand samples for humans

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LifeShip's biobank capsule for the Crew-5 mission

The four Crew-5 astronauts pose for a photo inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance capsule prior to launch, on October 5, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon Endurance capsule launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on October 5, 2022

Against a backdrop of stars in the night sky, SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance capsule is moments away from safely splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Tampa, Florida, on March 11, 2023

ARTEMIS I (NASA / ESA)

LINK: My Space Launch System and Orion launch blog

A selfie that NASA's Orion spacecraft took with the Moon and Earth in the distance...on November 28, 2022

A selfie that NASA's Orion spacecraft took with the Moon and Earth in the distance...on November 28, 2022

NASA

Launch: November 16, 2022 (1:47 AM, EST)

Destination: Earth's Moon - Distant retrograde orbit (DRO)

DRO Arrival: November 25, 2022

DRO Departure: December 5, 2022

Splashdown & End of mission: December 11, 2022

Number of names on flash drive: 3.4 million

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My 'boarding pass' for the Artemis I mission

A photo of the flash drive bearing the names of 3.4 million people who submitted them for flight on the Artemis I mission

Posing with NASA's Space Launch System rocket behind me at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B in Florida, on March 27, 2022

NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifts off on its maiden flight from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B in Florida, on November 16, 2022 (Eastern Time)

With its three main parachutes deployed, the Orion spacecraft is about to splash down into the Pacific Ocean to conclude the Artemis I mission, on December 11, 2022

IM-1 (Intuitive Machines)

LINK: My Odysseus launch blog

A photo of Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander on the surface of the Moon

Intuitive Machines

Launch: February 15, 2024 (1:05 AM, EST)

Destination: Moon - Lunar South Pole - Malapert A region

Lunar Orbit Insertion: February 21, 2024

Landing: February 22, 2024

End of mission: February 29, 2024

Time capsules aboard Odysseus: Lunaprise's Galactic Legacy Archive containing Lunagrams, and the Arch Mission Foundation's Lunar Library

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My 'Lunagram' message that is aboard the Odysseus lunar lander

A close-up of the NanoFiche disc containing Lunaprise's Galactic Legacy Archive and the Arch Mission Foundation's Lunar Library, after the disc was attached to Odysseus

The Odysseus lunar lander before it was encapsulated by the twin payload fairings of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket before launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Odysseus lunar lander launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on February 15, 2024 (Eastern Time)

Odysseus heads to the Moon after separating from its Falcon 9's second stage booster almost an hour after launch, on February 15, 2024 (Eastern Time)

POLARIS DAWN (Polaris Program / SpaceX)

LINK: My Polaris Dawn launch blog

A video screenshot of Polaris Dawn mission commander Jared Isaacman egressing from the hatch of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience capsule during a spacewalk...on September 12, 2024

A video screenshot of Polaris Dawn mission commander Jared Isaacman egressing from the hatch of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience capsule during a spacewalk...on September 12, 2024

SpaceX

Launch: September 10, 2024

Destination: Elliptic Earth orbit

Splashdown & End of mission: September 15, 2024

A memento aboard Crew Dragon Resilience: An electronic tablet carrying photos submitted via the My Face In Space online project

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My certificate for the Polaris Dawn mission

An electronic tablet carrying the photos of me and other 'My Face In Space' participants floats around inside the cabin of Crew Dragon Resilience during the Polaris Dawn mission

A close-up on the photos of me and the other 'My Face In Space' participants

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Polaris Dawn crew lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on September 10, 2024

A screenshot from an infrared video showing SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience capsule about to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico...on September 15, 2024

EUROPA CLIPPER (NASA)

LINK: My Europa Clipper launch blog

An artist's concept of NASA's Europa Clipper orbiter flying above Jupiter's icy moon Europa

An artist's concept of NASA's Europa Clipper orbiter flying above Jupiter's icy moon Europa

NASA / JPL - Caltech

Launch: October 14, 2024

Destination: Jupiter - Elliptical orbit

Arrival: April 2030

Number of names on microchip: 2.6 million

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My certificate for the Europa Clipper mission

A close-up of the green microchip carrying the names of 2.6 million space enthusiasts who submitted them for the Europa Clipper mission

A selfie I took with Europa Clipper inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, California...on October 18, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying Europa Clipper lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on October 14, 2024

A video screenshot showing Europa Clipper separating from the Falcon Heavy second stage over an hour after launch...on October 14, 2024

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