The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans to launch the lunar orbiter “SELENE” on a H-IIA Launch Vehicle from Tanegashima Space Center in the summer of 2007.
The SELENE is an artificial satellite that aims to collect closely featured scientific data on “The formation of the moon and its transitional history up to today,” which is the biggest lunar exploration project since the Apollo Project.
JAXA will accept from the public names and messages to deliver to the moon aboard the SELENE. Please send us your wishful messages.
The SELENE campaign was completed on February 28, 2007.
Thank you very much for your participation.
For more information on the SELENE Project, please click here
“Application Details”
Please apply by sending in the “name” and “message” you want to deliver to the moon aboard the SELENE.
Name: Under 10 Japanese characters (Under 20 letters in English)
Message Length: Under 20 characters (Under 40 letters in English)
* Your names and messages will be engraved on sheets and attached to the satellite. In order to carry as many messages as possible, we have set a limitation on the message length.
* We may publish your message on JAXA’s web page or send it to the media to help promote the campaign without informing you, so please understand this upon applying.
* Contact
SELENE “Wish upon the moon!” Campaign Office
C/O Japan Space Forum
Email address:selene_info@jsforum.or.jp
Sponsor:Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Cooperation:The Planetary Society of Japan and The Planetary Society (U.S.A)
Image of a sheet to engrave names and messages and the places to attach these sheets.
