You may not be able take a trip to Mars anytime soon, but NASA is inviting you to submit your name to send to the Red Planet.

NASA is collecting names to store on a small microchip the size of a dime that will fly on the Orion spacecraft, starting with its first test flight, currently scheduled to launch Dec. 4.

From there, NASA will send the microchip with names on future spaceflights, including missions to Mars, and selected individuals will accrue frequent flyer-style miles "as members of a global space-faring society," as NASA put it Wednesday.

You can submit your name to fly on Orion's low-orbit test flight in December by visiting go.usa.gov/vcpz. There, NASA will create a special "boarding pass" featuring your name, like this one:

You have until Friday, Oct. 31, to submit your name to travel on Orion's first flight. Names submitted after that will have the opportunity to be included on future flights.

"NASA is pushing the boundaries of exploration and working hard to send people to Mars in the future," said Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer. "When we set foot on the Red Planet, we'll be exploring for all of humanity. Flying these names will enable people to be part of our journey."

On board Orion, the microchip will fly on a 4½-hour trip around the Earth twice to test the spacecraft's systems before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.