NASA invites people to send their names to Saturn’s moon Titan aboard Dragonfly spacecraft: Check deadline date and how to register

What if your name could travel millions of kilometres through space and reach one of Saturn's moons? NASA is doing just that with its upcoming Dragonfly mission, which will send a robotic rotorcraft to Titan. The space agency has opened an online registration that allows anyone to add their names to the spacecraft's passenger list.

The submitted names will be stored on a microchip that will travel aboard Dragonfly. Participants will also get a personalised digital boarding pass as a memento of their association with the mission.

How to send your name to Titan? Registration and deadline

People who want to participate can visit NASA's official website and submit their details through the online registration portal. Once registered, they will receive a digital boarding pass confirming their place on the mission. The deadline for registrations is 11:59 pm EST on January 15, 2027.


NASA's Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Nicky Fox invited people to become part of the journey, highlighting the scientific importance of the project.

“NASA’s Dragonfly mission will simply blow your mind,” Fox said in the agency's announcement, as per NASA.

She explained that the mission would use the first-ever rotorcraft designed for a science mission of this kind to explore Saturn's largest moon and investigate whether its environment has conditions that can support life.

When will NASA's Dragonfly spacecraft reach Titan?

The Dragonfly rotorcraft is currently being assembled at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. NASA plans to launch it in 2028, and it is expected to reach Titan in 2034.

Unlike conventional landers that explore a fixed location, Dragonfly will be able to fly between different sites on the moon. This will allow scientists to examine several environments and study their chemical composition.

Titan is an unusual destination for exploration. It has a thick atmosphere, rivers and lakes filled with liquid methane, large sand dunes and a landscape rich in organic material. All of this makes it an important place for scientists investigating how the chemical ingredients associated with life may develop.

About Dragonfly mission study

A major objective of Dragonfly will be to look for clues about prebiotic chemistry, referring to the chemical processes that existed before life emerged.

By studying Titan's different environments, researchers hope to understand more about the ingredients and conditions that could support life. The mission is expected to provide valuable information about the moon's chemistry and its potential habitability.

Dragonfly is being designed and built under the direction of Johns Hopkins APL, which leads the mission for NASA. Elizabeth Turtle of APL is the mission's principal investigator.

The spacecraft is the fourth mission under NASA's New Frontiers Programme, managed by the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.