The archival missions of the Lunar Codex are part of the most significant placement of contemporary arts on the Moon in over fifty years.
2023
The primary technology used by The Lunar Codex for NASA missions for the Nova and Polaris capsules - is NanoFiche™, a 12mm nickel-based 200,000-dpi analog technology impervious to temperature and humidity. Some have called it the medium of choice for a "million-year archive”.
2023
The Archive of Contemporary Culture of the Lunar Codex was installed within the south disc of the payload.
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket delivered the IM-1 Nova C payload from Earth's orbit.
Feb 22, 2024
Odysseus lands on the Lunar South Pole at the Malapert Satellite Crater. NASA and Intuitive Machines deem the IM-1 mission complete.
ABOUT THE PAINTING
Title: Mars In Rouge Medium: Oil on Board Size: 5x7 inches Artist: E.E. Jacks CAC Member 2021
California Art Club Exhibition: Mars: An Artistic Mission
EE Jacks's piece 'Mars in Rouge' was juried into 'Mars: An Artistic Mission. The Exhibit commemorated the landing of NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars on February 18, 2021.
The concept for the exhibition was suggested by John Callas of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, patron member of the California Art Club.
The Lunar Codex
Dr. Samuel Peralta
Our hope is that the future travelers who find these time capsules will discover some of the richness of our world today...It speaks to the idea that, despite wars and pandemics and climate upheaval, humankind found time to dream, time to create art.
IM-1 NOVA C LAUNCH
Special thanks to Dr. Samuel Peralta Founder of the Lunar Codex for sending my art to the moon!
Video credit: "The Art Side of the Moon" is a production of You & Me Pictures / Pigeon Nest / Sunny Coast Showdown
February 24, 2024
PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH AND LANDING ON THE MOON
On Thursday night, for the first time in over 50 years, an American spacecraft landed on the Moon – a thrilling step forward in a new era of space exploration.
The robotic lunar lander, named Odysseus, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on February 15. On Thursday, it sent images from the Moon...
All artwork on Codex Nova is part of the designated heritage of humanity, to be preserved for posterity.
A tenet of the Artemis Accords, currently signed by 36 countries is heritage preservation. Signatories have committed to preserving humanities outer space heritage - specifically sites with historic significance such as human, robotic landing sites, or spacecraft.