While only a select few people may ever get the chance to see Mars firsthand, NASA is offering to bring anyone's name their in an unmanned flight later this year.

According to CNET, NASA will launch its Orion mission on Dec. 4 and part of its cargo will be a microchip with a long list of names. However, the names may not reach Mars for a long, long time.

This year's Orion mission is only meant to orbit the Earth for about four-and-a-half hours before coming back and landing the Pacific Ocean. But NASA has huge plans for future iterations of the Orion spacecraft and it could be what eventually transports humans to the Red Planet for the first time.

As of Thursday afternoon, more than 400,000 people have signed up for their names to be aboard the Orion spacecraft. You can sign up here and all that is required is a name, country, zip code and email address.

"NASA is pushing the boundaries of exploration and working hard to send people to Mars in the future," Mark Geyer, Orion Program manager, said in a press release. "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."

Other than becoming an astronaut and being sent by NASA, the only way to reach Mars might be to sign up with Mars One. The company wants to take a select group of people on a one-way trip to Mars to live there, with crews of four taking off every two years starting in 2024.

NASA is also set on reaching Mars with their astronauts, as their remotely controlled rovers are currently on the Red Planet. According to CNN, a recent study suggested the best to get humans to Mars would be by placing them in hibernation state during the six-month trip.

Such a space trek would be made easier if the astronauts are stowed and left to not have to worry about controlling such a long trip. An author for the NASA-funded study told CNN, "Ultimately, it's what we'll have to do."