Choose a mission name for Astronaut Thomas!

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10 April 2015

If you have a name you’d like to send to space, now is your chance! Astronaut Thomas Pesquet is inviting you to suggest a name for his mission to the International Space Station. If your entry is chosen, it will fly to the Space Station. Plus, the winner will receive a mission patch signed by Thomas himself!

In December next year French astronaut Thomas will finally blast off to begin a six-month stretch aboard the space station. But before he leaves, his mission needs a name. To give you a little help, the winning mission names chosen for his astronaut friends, Samantha Cristoforetti and Timothy Peake, were Futura and Principia.

The name will be used on Thomas's mission patch and seen worldwide, so it needs to be short, clear and easy to pronounce in French (Thomas's mother tongue), English and many other languages. Submit your name here by 15 April 2015 to be in with a chance of winning.

As Thomas says, "Finding an awesome name is the first step of our journey, so share your inspiration and come on board!"