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F O U N D E D B Y S A M U E L P E R A L T A
THE LUNAR CODEX
250,000 CULTURAL ARTIFACTS FROM OVER 40,000 ARTISTS, WRITERS, MUSICIANS AND FILMMAKERS
REPRESENTING 259 COUNTRIES & TERRITORIES AND 148 INDIGENOUS NATIONS, LAUNCHED
OVER 7 MISSIONS FROM EARTH TO SPACE, THE MOON, AND BEYOND
🗸 Orion collection launched Nov 16 to Lunar orbit & returned to Earth Dec 11, 2022
via NASA EM-1 / Artemis I mission
🗸 Peregrine collection launched Jan 8 to Lunar distance, Earth re-entry burn Jan 18, 2024
via NASA CLPS TO2-AB mission
🗸 Nova collection & ILO-X Lunar Codex camera launched Feb 15 & landed on the Moon Feb 22, 2024
via NASA CLPS-TO2-IM mission
Serenity collection launching to Mare Crisium NET Jan 11-17, landing NET Feb 25-Mar 3, 2025
via NASA CLPS-TO-19D mission
Minerva collection launching to Shackleton Ridge NET Feb 27, 2025, landing NET Mar 6, 2025
via NASA CLPS-TO-PRIME-1 mission
Polaris collection launching to Nobile Crater, Lunar South Pole region NET Nov 2025
via NASA CLPS-TO-20A mission
Freya collection launching to near-Earth object rendezvous & to deep space NET Dec 2025
via NASA CLPS-TO-CP11 mission
"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
+ Read more news about the creative artists on the Lunar Codex here
The Lunar Codex is fully-funded by Incandence 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. 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. See additional notes below.
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