Samuel Peralta

YouTube video by TEDx Talks To The Moon and Beyond: How to Get to the Moon in Five Easy Steps | Samuel Peralta | TEDxUofT

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

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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.

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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.

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*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...

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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.

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

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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.

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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

AOL is finally shutting down its dial-up internet service AOL’s dial-up internet is finally taking its last bow. Yes, while perhaps a dinosaur by today’s digital standards, dial-up is still around.

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

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Image credit Lance McMillan / Toronto Star

We're getting there!

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

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!

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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

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.

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.