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.
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.
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
Winner Selection
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.
