#LunarCodex laureate Anika Paris performs for Earth Day in-person and live on YouTube!
> www.youtube.com/watch?v=q324...
A day of poetry in celebration of the planet that houses our collective human spirit.
#ToTheMoonAndBeyond
I've been invited to speak on the #LunarCodex at the spring meeting of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).
The IAF is the world’s leading space advocacy body, with membership from all space agencies, companies, research institutions, universities, associations, and museums worldwide.
My TEDx Talk on the #LunarCodex has hit 10K views! If you haven't seen it yet, please do... and if you have, please share the link below. Thank you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzX6...
While updating the News section on the #LunarCodex website, I came across this poetry submission call, due April 15, 2026... Note this is from a paying publication!
Full guidelines to the 'Eye to the Telescope: Paying Tribute' anthology here
> eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html
Submit now!
In celebration of the Polaris mission of the #LunarCodex, artist Tracey Roberts has created special 1/1 editions of her 12 pieces of synesthetic art onboard the archives, to be unveiled in a special 2-week exhibition "Fly Me to the Moon" in Melbourne, Australia at the Magnet Galleries in Docklands.
The touring exhibit of #LunarCodex artists from Poland arrives at Washington D.C.!
Trajectory for Artemis II. Onboard the Orion spacecraft will be NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Launch is estimated for NET February 6, 2026.
The #LunarCodex project is onboard, with CODEX RIGEL. Excelsior!
🎨 KF #WashingtonDC presents: “The Real Within: A New Generation of Polish Realism”. Opening Reception:
🗓 Jan 10, 2026 | 5 PM
📍 2025 O St NW, DC
Featuring 8 contemporary Polish painters whose works are part of the #LunarCodex, launching to the Moon via NASA Artemis program🚀🇵🇱 More: thekf.org/event
THE ART SIDE OF THE MOON - the #LunarCodex documentary - is an Official Selection of the Canada Shorts Film Festival 2025, and a Finalist for Best Documentary!
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On 29-Nov-2022, on the Artemis I mission, the Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth - 432,210 km
The #LunarCodex collection Codex Orion, on a memory card onboard, contained a poem about the Moon, archived later via other missions to the lunar surface.
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Image credit NASA
My TEDx Talk on the #LunarCodex is up on the official channel!
> www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzX6...
Please share the link far and wide 🙏
TO THE MOON AND BEYOND
How to Get to the Moon in Five Easy Steps
by Dr. Samuel Peralta
#tedx #tedxtalks
#tedxspeaker
#ted #tedtalks
The #LunarCodex commissioned literary anthology SEA OF TRANQUILITY will be in the spotlight at the 30th Poets House Showcase, on Dec 13, 2025!
MANIFEST FOR THE MOON - the art book of selected work from the #LunarCodex - is here!
Here's the link if you haven't ordered your copy yet:
> shop.snap-collective.com/products/man...
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Proceeds support publication of new artist monographs. The Lunar Codex makes no revenues from this venture.
THE ART SIDE OF THE MOON - the #LunarCodex documentary - is an Official Selection of the 20th Annual Rocket City Short Film Festival!
The film chronicles the #LunarCodex as it pursues an ambitious quest to store the largest global collection of contemporary art on the Moon.
So, I found out yesterday that one of my poems has been sent to the moon!!!
As part of the #LunarCodex, an anthology I was published in was sent to the moon via Codex Minerva. As if this isn’t incredible enough, my poem will be sent out again via Codex Polaris.
If you're in the area, come see #LunarCodex laureate Bernice Shaller's exhibit "Between Worlds" open this weekend through October 25!
Top perspective of Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander carrying Astrolab's FLIP rover.
The #LunarCodex Polaris archives, enclosed in a MoonBox/GLPH canister, will be bolted to the external structure of the Griffin lander, and should be visible from one of its cameras
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Via Astrobotic / Astrolab
This is the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle
It is the platform that will carry the Astrobotic Griffin lander - and #LunarCodex cultural payloads onboard - into Earth orbit, the first milestone on its journey to the Moon
#LunarCodex #MissionSix #Polaris
#ToTheMoonAndBeyond
Dr. Samuel Peralta holding a nickel NanoFiche disc, which can contain thousands of images of art or text, and can last a billion years on the Moon.
It is one of the key technologies used in Dr. Peralta's #LunarCodex project.
> www.lunarcodex.com
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Image credit Lance McMillan / Toronto Star
Artist's rendition of Astrolab's FLIP rover after having exited off of the Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander in the lunar south pole region.
Griffin is carrying payloads from the #LunarCodex
Launch expected no earlier than (NET) December 2025
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Image credit Astrobotic / Astrolab
iO Donna talks with artist Tara Shakti about her beautiful art, giving voice to women's issues, and becoming a laureate of the #LunarCodex collection of humanity's art on the Moon.
iO Donna is the weekly women's magazine and Saturday supplement of the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera.
Just approved for production: the fully-embroidered #LunarCodex primary mission patch.
This first batch goes out with the pre-orders of the art book MANIFEST FOR THE MOON by Charlotte Müller and myself.
> shop.snap-collective.com/products/man...
The Moonbox-GLPH assembly holding the POLARIS collection of the #LunarCodex, just before integration with the Griffin Lunar Lander.
Let's go, Griffin Mission One!
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Thanks to our partners Astrobotic and NanoFiche for the images!
In a few short months, Astrobotic Technology's Griffin lander is scheduled to launch from Earth to the Moon. Among its varied payloads will be Astrolab's FLIP rover.
The #LunarCodex is proud to be part of this historic mission with its Polaris archive!
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Video credit Astrobotic Technology
Enlarged view of section of AstroGLPH disk destined for Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander, showing one section of the #LunarCodex.
The #LunarCodex archives comprise 250,000+ artifacts, from over 50,000 creatives, representing every country and territory on Earth.
#ToTheMoonAndBeyond
Reverse view of one of the large AstroGLPH disks for the Astrobotic Griffin lander, showing the data layer containing #LunarCodex archives.
The AstroGLPH collection comprises ~80,000 cultural pieces. The #LunarCodex collection, including archive in two MoonBoxes, comprises over 250,000 artifacts.
The final AstroGLPH payload for the Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander, by primary partners Astrobotic, NanoFiche, and the #LunarCodex.
Apart from the our MoonBox collection - and with our other partners - the AstroGLPH collection of ~80,000 pieces of art, documents, and memories begins its journey.
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The primary mission patch of the #LunarCodex, as etched on Astrobotic Technology's AstroGLPH archive using Nanofiche technology.
Thank you all for bringing your art into the world for the present and for the future!
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Representing the #LunarCodex, I've been invited to participate in the Open Lunar Foundation.
Open Lunar works towards a peaceful, enduring presence on the Moon, by establishing standards, laws, norms, and essential infrastructure that will enable a sustainable lunar future.
