# Aaron links to NASA's Send your name to Mars page where you can apply for a virtual boarding pass and get your name sent on the next mission to the red planet.
It reminded me that they did the same thing before the Orion mission in 2014.
But what if it isn't just a virtual boarding pass? What if it was for something more serious?
I wrote a short story at the time which I have re-posted here.
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