NASA’s massively multiplayer online game, Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond, has been lost in space since 2009, but it’s just popped up again on Kickstarter.

The space agency, which launched the game in a hail of publicity in 2009 but has been very quiet on the subject since, is looking for pledges from supporters on the microfunding site, offering up access to the game’s beta in return, as well as a few other perks.

There’s a funding goal of $25,000, of which nearly $10,000 has already been pledged at the time of writing, with 47 days still remaining to collect the rest. If achieved, the cash will allow NASA to complete the beta-testing phase of the final commercial game. A government tax credit will match all donations up to $700,000 with an additional $500,000, and NASA has also awarded a contract to another company to produce a bunch of related content.

The game itself will be set in 2035, in the Arthur C. Clarke Astronaut Academy Station, which the Kickstarter page describes as “Hogwarts in space.” Players will be able to “uncover secrets about a threat to civilization as we know it, and build you and your team a high-tech inventory of space gear including a home base, somewhere out there.” PvE and team-based PvP play are promised. Check out a video here.

It’ll be available on PC, Mac, iOS and “select consoles,” and — if the “estimated delivery” dates for the pledge rewards are accurate — should land sometime around December 2012. We’re looking forward to seeing what NASA has in store.