Name The Mission – The Rules

• The contest is open from 17 May 2021 until 5 September 2021 23:59 (CEST).

• The contest is open to nationals of ESA Member, Cooperating and Associate States; the European Union; Argentina, Australia; and, ISS partner countries, except for:

  • Staff of ESA, its suppliers, its contractors, and

  • Members of the immediate families or households of (a) above.

• Submitting names to ESA's No-Name Mission contest, including accepting the terms & conditions and privacy notice, must be done in English.

• Minors must provide a completed and signed parental permission form.

• Only individual submissions will be considered valid.

• Participants must agree with the privacy notice and provide to ESA their name and email address.

• The winning submitted name will become the official name of ESA’s new space weather mission.

• No more than one submission per email address.

• If several participants submit the same winning mission name, then the one who first submitted it chronologically by filling in the contest form online will be considered the winner.

• The proposed name must:

  • Reflect the mission’s aims and goals

  • Not reuse/repeat a past, current or proposed space mission, whether from ESA or any another organisation

  • Not infringe on any copyright or trademark

  • Not be a proper noun (e.g. ‘Bondi Beach’ ‘Sunday’ ‘Paris’). Classic proper names (e.g. mythological names ‘Mercury’ and ‘Sol’) are OK

  • Name must be maximum three words, no special symbols

• There will be one single winner.

• The winner will receive a voucher for ESA’s Space Shop.

• If several participants submit the same winning mission name, the first person to submit the entry by filling in the online contest form will be considered the winner.

• The winner will be selected around November 2021 and notified/announced soon after.

• You can find more information about the mission.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSED NAME