A British scientist has taken to Kickstarter to raise funding for a mission to the moon.
The project's founder David Iron is hoping to crowdsource an initial £600,000 ($942,000) towards bankrolling Lunar Mission One by 2024.
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Backers who pledge $100 (£64) will reserve themselves a memory disc, loaded with the data of their choice, to be drilled into the surface of the moon.
"People can put any information they like in the memory disc; it will be like a personal time capsule, a private archive. It could be a small message saying 'hi, I'm Joe' or a whole family history," said Iron.
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Lunar Mission One will involve extensive drilling to collect moon rock samples for scientists, giving the team the perfect opportunity to plant the memory discs.
Iron's team are experienced in space exploration technology, having assisted with the recent Philae space probe landing on Rosetta, RAL Space.
The project has attracted high-profile support from within the scientific community, with astronaut Richard Garriot, physicist Brian Cox and astronomer Martin Rees among those backing the venture.
Originally published at Digital Spy.
