As we reported earlier this month, Richard Garriott's launch into space for Operation Immortality will be webcast in the early hours of Sunday, Oct. 12. Well, the Tabula Rasa team has announced that 23 lucky players have been selected to "live on forever by having their DNA sequenced, digitized, and recorded on the Immortality Drive."

These players were randomly selected from those that have logged into Tabula Rasa throughout Operation Immortality's duration, which ended on Sept. 29. Keep reading for a full list of names, or check out the announcement.

Also, Operation 5 of PlanetTR's new podcast, "Incoming Radio Transmission," is now available here. Hosts Grier and Chandler discuss PAUs/Mechs, progressive weapons and end-game content with Senior Designer Lee Ridout.

Ryan Gerdes
Hull, GA

Jesse Moore
Springfield, MO

Matthew DeLucia
Fultondale, AL

Christopher Stuckey
Atlanta, GA

Benjamin Schramm
Bakersfield, CA

Shane Woodford
Hampden, ME

Randall Strye, Jr
Mount Pleasant, MI

Jason Van Ess
Salem, OR

Christopher Grabowski
North Port, FL

Jolyn Barreuther
Council Bluffs, IA

Kelvin Malone
Houston, TX

James Noble
Las Vegas, NV

Troy Hieb
Hermantown, MN

Shannon Layne
Cheyenne, WY

Adam Davis
Dallas, TX

Jacob VanStone
Puyallup, WA

Walter Bratcher
Ocala, FL

Jed Johnson
Sauk Rapids, MN

Robert Sutton
Beaumont, TX

Steven Todd
Huntsville, AL

Erik Finch
Austin, TX

Byron Johnson
Manor, TX

Rolf Weber
Glendale, AZ