After Artemis II / Rigel, what's up next for the #LunarCodex? *Codex Freya,* launching no earlier than July 2026. With our partner Lifeship, the mission is slated do a fly-by of the Moon, following a trajectory targeting a near-Earth asteroid. ___ Illustration via Astroforge

Canadian PM Mark Carney asks the Artemis II crew the question on every Canadian's mind. What's *your* preference? #GoArtemis #LunarCodex #MapleSyrupOrBust __ Video via NASA

NASA image art002e009276 taken by the Orion spacecraft 'Integrity' via the Artemis II mission

Fly me to the moon And let me play among the stars Let me see what spring is like On Jupiter and Mars #GoArtemis #LunarCodex #ToTheMoonAndBeyond

🌎 Meanwhile, back on Earth... Astrobotic continues completion of the Griffin lander scheduled for launch July! Onboard is the #LunarCodex's POLARIS & HINAURI archives Representing ALL countries on Earth, the #LunarCodex is the largest and most global archive of its kind ___ Photo Astrobotic

LIFTOFF! Artemis II had a flawless launch at 6:35 EDT, and is now orbiting the Earth, on the first stage of its journey to the Moon. Excelsior! #ArtemisII #LunarCodex #CodexRigel #ToTheMoonAndBeyond __ Video via NASA

NASA has begun the countdown for Artemis II, launching April 1, at 6:24 pm EDT. Four astronauts on first crewed mission to the Moon since 1972. Also onboard Artemis II is the #LunarCodex's RIGEL poetry archive, on our sixth mission to the Moon. Don't miss the moment. > www.nasa.gov/ways-to-watch/

#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.

"Let me ravish you as spring's love" by Sam Peralta Acrylic on canvas 14" x 14" This and other works available via Artsy > artsy.net/artist/sam-p... The title and the encoded line in the painting form a poetic couplet, in a piece built on elements of neoplasticism.

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!

LOVE IS LOUDER THAN MONO www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYgE... #idle #g-idle #mono

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.!

The #LunarCodex - a look back at 2025

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!

THE LUNAR CODEX - Status update 17-Dec-2025

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!

🌎🚀🌙 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. ___ Image credit NASA

I'm holding one of the very first Cerabyte ceramic-on-glass media samples, preserving a copy of the U.S. Constitution Cerabyte’s durable ceramic media enables unlimited data preservation and with zero maintenance, energy or media migration to retain the data.

The Art Renewal Center has the finalists in the 18th Int'l ARC Salon Competition. > www.artrenewal.org/Salon/Finalists 816 works have been selected as finalists. I'm honored to have been one of the judges for this competition. Final results will be posted 5-Jan-2026.

Astrobotic's Griffin Mission One - with the FLIP rover primary cargo, and carrying the Lunar Codex's Polaris archive via GLPH and MoonBox - has been delayed to its next viable launch window, no earlier than (NET) July 2026. More details via the link --> spaceflightnow.com/2025/10/28/a...

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!

Astrobotic's Griffin-1 continues its progress toward delivering Astrolab’s FLIP rover, its own CubeRover, and other payloads to the Moon. Key milestones have been propulsion and avionics integration, software simulations and payload readiness testing. ___ Photo via Astrobotic Technology

MOON SHOT: THE STORY OF THE LUNAR CODEX* by Samuel Peralta So this is happening... I'm 8,000 words into what's planned to be an 80K-word narrative non-fiction on our shared journey from Earth, to the Moon, and beyond. Wish me luck. ___ *Just a working title 🙂

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... ___ 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.

If you're in the area, come see #LunarCodex laureate Bernice Shaller's exhibit "Between Worlds" open this weekend through October 25!

NASA’s VIPER mission to search for water on the Moon was originally slated to launch with Astrobotic's Griffin mission, but was pulled back. NASA has now announced its intent to award a CLPS contract to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to potentially deliver VIPER to the Moon’s south pole in late 2027.

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 __ Via Astrobotic / Astrolab

The Sept 20-27 launch window opens for Canada's first commercial rocket launch. This historic launch represents a giant leap forward for Canadian sovereignty, prosperity, and security, as well as for assured access to space. ___ Image credit NordSpace

"Under the breath a wingbeat of birds" by Sam Peralta Acrylic on canvas, 2023 14" x 14" See this and other works on Artsy > www.artsy.net/artist/sam-p... The title and the encoded line in the painting form a poetic couplet. Art inspired by Mondrian, smartphone tech, and poetry.

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

Yes, dial-up is still a thing. But only until Sept 30, 2025. That's when AOL is finally pulling the plug. apnews.com/article/aol-...

The Art Renewal Center (ARC) has announced the semi-finalists to the 18th International ARC Salon! See the list here > www.artrenewal.org/Salon/SemiFi... Finalists to be posted on Nov 5, and final results on Jan 5, 2026. Congratulations to all and good luck in the finals!

"Let me ravish you as spring's love" by Sam Peralta Acrylic on canvas 14" x 14" This and other works available via Artsy > www.artsy.net/artist/sam-p... The title and the encoded line in the painting form a poetic couplet, in a piece built on elements of neoplasticism.

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 ___ 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 ___ Image credit Astrobotic / Astrolab

The story so far.

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! ___ 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! ___ 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

Very pleased to have received this small bronze sculpture by Oceana Rain Stuart, which came with the 'Enigma' book - a bonus for those who pre-ordered the book! The original is captured on a Nanofiche image in the #LunarCodex's Nova archive, which successfully landed on March 6, 2025 on the Moon.