To sign, check out the poem, and hear Limón recite the poem in an animated video, go to:
https://go.nasa.gov/MessageInABottle
The website also makes it possible for participants to create and download an adjustable souvenir– an illustration of your name on a message in a bottle against a rendering of Europa and Jupiter– to commemorate the experience. Message in a Bottle is the ideal convergence of innovation, science, and art, and we are thrilled to share with the world the chance to be a part of Europa Clippers journey,” stated Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASAs Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
Artists rendering of NASAs Europa Clipper spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The “Message in a Bottle” project resembles other NASA jobs that have actually allowed 10s of millions of individuals to send their names to ride together with Artemis I and several Mars spacecraft. It draws from the companys long tradition of shipping inspiring messages on spacecraft that have actually explored our solar system and beyond. In the vein of NASAs Voyagers Golden Record, which sent a time pill of sounds and images to interact the diversity of life and culture in the world, the program aims to spark the creativity of individuals around the world.
” Inspiration is what sustained the people who developed this flagship objective and who hand-crafted the biggest spacecraft NASA has actually sent to explore the solar system. Its what drives mankind to ask the huge questions that this objective will contribute to,” said Laurie Leshin, director of NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which leads the advancement of Europa Clipper. “Inspiration is riding together with each and every single name that will be making the journey to Europa.”
Europa Clipper presently is being assembled, on camera, at JPL. Set to release from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the spacecraft will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.6 billion kilometers) to reach the Jupiter system, where it will arrive in 2030. As it orbits Jupiter and zips Europa about 50 times, it will log another half-billion miles (800,000 kilometers) while a suite of science instruments collects data on the subsurface ocean, the ice crust, and the moons environment.
In January, Limón visited JPL to see the spacecraft and find out more about the mission. She was designated 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in 2022 and reappointed for a 2nd, two-year term in April 2023.
The Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center is the home of the countrys official poet, the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry– a position that has actually existed because 1937. The Library of Congress is the worlds biggest library, offering access to the imaginative record of the United States– and comprehensive products from around the globe– both on site and online. It is the primary research study arm of the U.S. Congress and home of the U.S. Copyright Office.
More About the Mission
The main scientific goal of the Europa Clipper mission is to establish whether there might be places beneath Europas surface that are capable of supporting life. The mission has 3 main objectives: comprehending the nature of the ice shell and the underlying ocean, comprehending the moons composition, and studying its geology. These investigations into Europas detailed information will provide scientists with a clearer understanding of the potential for astrobiological life in worlds beyond Earth.
The management of the Europa Clipper mission is led by Caltech, based in Pasadena, California. The execution of program management for the Europa Clipper objective is carried out by the Planetary Missions Program Office, part of NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center, located in Huntsville, Alabama.
The “Message in a Bottle” project offers everyone the opportunity to have their name stenciled onto a microchip bearing U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limóns “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa.” The chip will ride aboard NASAs Europa Clipper spacecraft to Jupiter and its moon Europa. Credit: NASA
NASAs “Message in a Bottle” campaign invites the general public to include their names to a microchip that will accompany a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón to Jupiters moon Europa on the Europa Clipper objective in 2024. The project, designed to spark global interest in space exploration, also permits individuals to produce customized keepsakes and encourages social media engagement.
Members of the general public are welcomed to add their names to an initial poem dedicated to NASAs Europa Clipper objective before the spacecraft starts its journey to Jupiters moon Europa in October 2024. The poem and the names will be like a message in a bottle, traveling billions of miles as the mission investigates whether the ocean thought to lie below Europas icy crust might support life.
As part of the “Message in a Bottle” project, names got before 11:59 p.m. EST, December 31, 2023, will be stenciled onto a microchip, in addition to the poem, composed by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón and titled “In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa.”
The chip will ride aboard NASAs Europa Clipper spacecraft to Jupiter and its moon Europa. Message in a Bottle is the best convergence of innovation, art, and science, and we are delighted to share with the world the chance to be a part of Europa Clippers journey,” said Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASAs Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Its what drives humanity to ask the huge questions that this objective will contribute to,” stated Laurie Leshin, director of NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which leads the advancement of Europa Clipper. The main scientific objective of the Europa Clipper mission is to determine whether there may be locations underneath Europas surface that are capable of supporting life. The execution of program management for the Europa Clipper mission is brought out by the Planetary Missions Program Office, part of NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center, situated in Huntsville, Alabama.
