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Reading Hall D

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A MANIFEST FOR THE MOON

The Lunar Codex uses digital and analog technology to preserve art, books, music, and more, enclosed in time capsules and launched to the Moon. It is a message-in-a-bottle to the future.

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Curatorial Notes

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The Readings sections showcase a selection of works from the three time capsules Peregrine, Νουα, and Polaris, representing only a small fraction of the total works archived by the Lunar Codex.

Reading Hall D highlights short-form works by poets and writers. The included works form a selection of touchstone poems, some of my own favorites, bookmarks of discovery, favorite works composed by other writers, and poems I wish I'd written.

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MANIFEST

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RETURNS

by

Lydia Kang  

2010

GM1

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First published in Canadian Medical Association Journal, August 10, 2010

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GETTING THINGS DONE

by 

Sadaf Saaz

2021

GM1
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SCULPTING TIME SEVEN TIMES

by

Nathalie Handal

2019

GM1

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THE SEVEN GATES OF POETRY

by

Neşe Yaşın

2021

GM1

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BAGHDAD, MON AMOUR

by

Salah al Hamdani

2003

GM1

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RINGED WINGED

by

Mazzy Sleep

2022

GM1

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

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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 All works included in the Lunar Codex have been archived with permission from their respective creators, editors, publishers, or owners, whether individually, or as represented in a collection such as an anthology,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 (Nov 16-Dec 11, 2022); [2] LC2 Peregrine - NASA CLPS-TO2-AB / Astrobotic Peregrine Mission 1 (Jan 8-18, 2024); [3] LC3 Nova - NASA CLPS-TO2-IM / Intuitive Machines Nova-C Mission IM-1 'Odysseus' (Feb 15-22 2024); [4] LC4 Serenity - NASA CLPS-TO-19D Mission 1 (Jan 2025); [5] LC5 Minerva - NASA CLPS-TO-PRIME-1 / Intuitive Machines Nova-C Mission IM-2 (Feb 2025); [6] LC6 Polaris - NASA CLPS-TO-20A (VIPER) / Astrobotic Griffin Mission 1 (Nov 2025); [7] LC7 Freya - NASA CLPS-TO-CP-11-PRISM / Intuitive Machines Nova-C Mission IM-3 / AstroForge Vestri Mission (4Q25).
- Note: We are transitioning from the previous PM-1, XM-1, GM-1 designation to LC1-7, which is intended to be - but is not yet - implemented throughout the website.

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