"I touch the future. I teach"

- Christa McAuliffe

Eligibility:

You must be over 18 to enter. Only one entry per person, please. Multiple entries will result in disqualification of all your nominations.

All teachers are eligible to be nominated including homeschool teachers and informal educators.

No person working directly on or in support of the Mars Gravity Biosatellite project, or any immediate family member of such person, shall be eligible to submit a nomination.

No purchase is required to participate.

Prizes:

Grand Prize: The teacher who is the subject of the grand-prize winning entry will be awarded $10,000 worth of area (40 square cm.) in the gold zone of the YourNameIntoSpace spacecraft and recognition on the YourNameIntoSpace.org website. The customized piece of flight hardware will be returned to the teacher after the mission flies.

First runner up: The teacher who is the subject of the first runner up entry will be awarded $5,000 worth of area (20 square cm.) in the gold zone of the YourNameIntoSpace spacecraft and recognition on the YourNameIntoSpace.org website. The customized piece of flight hardware will be returned to the teacher after the mission flies.

Second runner up: The teacher who is the subject of the second runner up entry will be awarded $1,000 worth of area (4 square cm.) in the gold zone of the YourNameIntoSpace spacecraft and recognition on the YourNameIntoSpace.org website. The customized piece of flight hardware will be returned to the teacher after the mission flies.

All entries: Every individual who submits a nomination will receive a 20% discount at YourNameIntoSpace.org through the end of June, up to a total savings of $100,000.

Winning teachers may use their area on the spacecraft to display a name, logo, signature, product image, personal photograph, drawing or message of greeting. All content must be approved by MIT and in accordance with MIT policies and procedures. If content is not in accordance with MIT policies and procedures, or if YNIS management is not comfortable with the content for another reason in the exercise of its sole discretion, teachers will be given the option to revise their submitted content. Area on the satellite may not be used to display profanities, or statements which are offensive in nature, defamatory or libelous remarks, images which include nudity or content which is otherwise inappropriate, content which is copyrighted or for which you do not have distribution/reproduction rights. This list is not exhaustive.

If the landing and recovery of the spacecraft is successful, and its condition is such that a return of the portion of the spacecraft featuring the teachers' content is practical, the portion of the spacecraft bearing the teachers' content will be extracted from the spacecraft and returned to the teachers.

If the winning teacher is deceased, the area on the satellite will be used to display the following: "In recognition of __________'s inspirational leadership and contributions to education in the field of _______." In this event, next of kin will receive the customized piece of flight hardware after the mission flies.

Winning teachers and their nominators will be notified by phone, email and/or by mail.

Prizes are non-redeemable and non-transferable.

Judging:

All eligible entries received will be judged by a panel of judges comprised of members and advisors of the Mars Gravity Biosatellite team. To judge the contest entries, the Judges will use the following criteria: relevance to theme, creativity, originality, and the merit of the teachers' accomplishments as outlined in the entry. All decisions shall be made in the sole discretion of the Judges, and all decisions shall be final.

License:

By submitting an entry you grant M.I.T. and its licensees a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free right and license to edit, copy, reproduce, create derivatives of and display either electronically or by any other media whether now known or hereafter, any materials, including photographic and video works, submitted in connection with a nomination, your name, solely for purposes related to the Mars Gravity Biosatellite and YourNameIntoSpace.

Consent:

Submission of an entry shall be considered consent of having your name, likeness, and voice used (without compensation) for advertising and promotional purposes of MIT's Mars Gravity Biosatellite program and YourNameIntoSpace. All winning teachers shall be contacted prior to the award of any prize, and shall be required to give their consent to receipt of the prize, and their permission for MIT to use their name, likeness and voice for advertising and promotional purposes MIT's Mars Gravity Biosatellite program and YourNameIntoSpace.

Release:

All participants agree to release MIT and its trustees, officers, employees, students and agents from any liability as a result of your participation in this contest and the use of your submission, name, likeness, voice, recordings, or works in furtherance of the objectives of YNIS.

Disqualification:

Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any suspect entry and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this contest. In the event of such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension, notice thereof will be posted at www.yournameintospace.org and winner(s) will be determined from among all eligible non-suspect and/or non-disqualified entries.

Laws:

This contest is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.