NASA is sending a manikin to the moon and it wants you to help give it a name. It will fly as part of the Artemis 1 mission later this year or early next.
In what looks set to be a giant leap for manikinkind, NASA is planning to send a dummy on a flyby of the moon. And the space agency wants your help to name it. The manikin — or “moonikin” as the space agency is calling it — will be part of the crewless Artemis 1 mission, which will perform a flyby of the moon later this year as part of prep work for subsequent crewed missions that will include a lunar landing. Ever eager to engage space fans, NASA has announced a contest to name the manikin, which will be kitted out in full astronaut garb for the big trip. In an apparent effort to prevent Manikin McManikinface from winning out, NASA has pre-selected eight names as part of a bracket contest. The contenders are: Ace, Wargo, Delos, Duhart, Campos, Shackleton, Montgomery, and Rigel.
