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THE LUNAR CODEX

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F O U N D E D   B Y   D R.   S A M U E L   P E R A L T A  ▸  C A N A D A  ▸  M M X I X
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14 MISSIONS⇢6 LAUNCHED⇢2 LUNAR FLY-BYS+3 MOON LANDINGS ▸BILLION-YEAR ARCHIVES OF NICKEL+SILVER+QUARTZ+SILICON ▸
265 COUNTRIES & TERRITORIES ▸160 INDIGENOUS NATIONS ▸50,000+ CREATIVE ARTISTS ▸250,000+ CULTURAL ARTIFACTS ▸
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✓ CODEX ORION launched 16-Nov-2022 to lunar orbit
    & successfully returned to Earth 11-Dec-2022
    via NASA Artemis I / EM-1 mission
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▸ CODEX HINAURI launching to the southern region
    of the Moon via lunar rover no earlier than
    Dec 2026 via NASA CLPS-TO-20A mission
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✓ CODEX PEREGRINE launched 8-Jan-2024 to lunar
    distance, re-entry Earth atmosphere 18-Jan-2024 
    via NASA CLPS TO2-AB mission
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✓ CODEX NOVA & ILO-X LUNAR CODEX Camera
    launched 15-Feb-2024 & landed Malapert A
    on the Moon 22-Feb-2024
    via NASA CLPS-TO2-IM mission
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▸ CODEX SHANTIH A launching to cislunar space
    on a 12U CubeSat no earlier than Dec 2026
    via ISRO SSLV / PSLV mission
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▸ CODEX FREYA fly-by of Moon & near-Earth
    asteroud, launching no earlier than Jan 2027
    via NASA CLPS-TO-CP11-PRISM / DS-2 mission
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✓ CODEX SERENITY & LunARC archives launched
    15-Jan-2025 & landed vicinity of Mons Latreille
    on the Moon 2-Mar-2025
    via NASA CLPS-TO-19D mission
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✓ CODEX MINERVA & ISF archives launched
    Feb 26, 2025, landed Mons Mouton 6-Mar-2025
    via NASA CLPS-TO-PRIME-1 mission
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▸ CODEX SHAKTHI launching on an 8U microlander 
    to the lunar South Pole no earlier than Apr 2027
    via ISRO PSLV or ispace mission 3
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▸ CODEX ARIA I-V launching to cislunar space on
    five geosynchronous satellites no earlier than 
    Apr 2027 via ASTC Block 3 mission
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✓ CODEX RIGEL launched 1-Apr-2026 to lunar orbit
    & successfully returned to Earth 10-Apr-2026
    via NASA Artemis II / EM-2 mission
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▸ CODEX POLARIS & LunARC & ISF archives launching
    to Nobile Crater lunar region no earlier than
    Dec 2026 via NASA CLPS-TO-20A mission
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▸ CODEX HINATEA launching via mobile rover
    to the lunar South Pole no earlier than July 2027
    via NASA Artemis HLS Option A mission
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 ▸CODEX SAGAN launching to lunar orbit
    onboard SETI MARBLE no earlier than Jan 2028
    via NASA TBA mission
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★ ASSOCIATED MISSIONS funded in part by Codex principals - Fermi Explorer mission to Alpha Centauri
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"A time capsule of human creativity, stored in the sky"- The New York Times
"How the Lunar Codex is aiming to change the Moon forever" - CNN
    + More on the Lunar Codex, its technologies, and creative artists in
       1530+ articles & interviews indexed
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The Lunar Codex is fully self-funded and asks for no fees of any kind from artists or institutions. Anyone soliciting such via email, direct message, Patreon, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, GoFundMe, or similar, in any manner whatsoever, is not affiliated with the Lunar Codex despite any representation to the contrary. The Lunar Codex does not and will not deal in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), crypto-, or blockchain-related works, nor does it endorse, nor is it associated with any entities involved in such ventures, despite any representation to the contrary. See additional notes below.

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The Lunar Codex is a curated archive of cultural works from across the globe, launched via NASA Artemis / CLPS program partners.  

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This website copyright © 2019-2026 Lunar Codex. All rights reserved. No other websites or channels are affiliated with the Lunar Codex except as linked herein. The Lunar Codex, Le Codex Lunaire, Manifest 9, Annex 9, Artists on the Moon, Archived on the Moon, Νουα (nu-omicron-upsilon-alpha), ChromaFiche, and - prefixed or suffixed by Codex, Collection, or Archive - the names Orion, Peregrine, Nova, Serenity, Minerva, Rigel, Freya, Polaris, Hinauri, Asteria, Hinatea, and any associated logos and seals, are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Lunar Codex Project. MoonBox, NanoFiche, and other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners. 

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Individual works are copyright © by their respective creators, editors, publishers, or owners, and all rights as appropriate remain with them, whether or not a notice appears adjacent to the work. All works included in the Lunar Codex have been archived with permission from their respective creators, editors, publishers, or owners, whether individually, or as represented in a collection such as an anthology, exhibit, catalog, or magazine. Music on this website is Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy, Beta Records (2017) original performance recording used with permission - version x 1.33 speed.

Works may be identified by their Lunar Codex time capsule, NASA mission, as follows: [1] LC1 Orion - NASA EM-1 / Artemis 1 Mission; [2] LC2 Peregrine - NASA CLPS-TO2-AB; [3] LC3 Nova - NASA CLPS-TO2-IM; [4] LC4 Serenity - NASA CLPS-TO-19D Mission 1; [5] LC5 Minerva - NASA CLPS-TO-PRIME-1; [6] LC6 Rigel - NASA Artemis II / EM-2 mission; [7] LC7 Polaris - NASA CLPS-TO-20A; [8] LC8 Hinauri; [9] LC9 Freya - NASA CLPS-TO-CP-11-PRISM; [10] LC10 Aria; [11] LC11-15 Aria I-V.
- Note: We are transitioning from the previous PM-1, XM-1, GM-1 designation to LC1-11, which is intended to be - but is not yet - implemented throughout the website.

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The Lunar Codex is fully self-funded and seeks no fees of any kind from artists or institutions. Anyone soliciting such via email, direct message, Patreon, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, GoFundMe, or similar, in any manner whatsoever, is not affiliated with the Lunar Codex despite any representation to the contrary. Incandence does not profit and makes no revenue from the Lunar Codex project. The Lunar Codex does not and will not deal in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), crypto-, or blockchain-related works, nor does it endorse, nor is it associated with any entities involved in such ventures, despite any representation to the contrary.

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