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Culture & memory
Art, archives, memorials, and time-capsule cargo - culture riding the same flights as science.
Cargo Arch Mission Foundation Lunar Library (multi-layer archive / cultural time-capsule elements) aboard SpaceIL Beresheet. · Beresheet · 2019-02-22 The Chang'e-5 return capsule brought lunar samples through Earth's atmosphere and was recovered. · Chang'e-5 · 2020-11-23 ispace flew a supporters panel and SORATO music disc as cultural cargo on Hakuto-R M1. · Hakuto-R Mission 1 · 2022-12-11 The Arch Mission Foundation flew a Lunar Library archive as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. · Peregrine Mission One · 2024-01-08 Bitcoin Magazine's Genesis Plate flew as cultural cargo on Peregrine Mission One. · Peregrine Mission One · 2024-01-08 Celestis flew a memorial service, Luna-02, as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. · Peregrine Mission One · 2024-01-08 MoonBox is Astrobotic's commercial service for flying small personal items and time capsules as cargo. · Peregrine Mission One · 2024-01-08 Lunar Mission One's Footsteps on the Moon flew as cultural cargo on Peregrine Mission One. · Peregrine Mission One · 2024-01-08 BitMEX flew a Lunar Bitcoin cultural payload as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. · Peregrine Mission One · 2024-01-08 Astroscale's Lunar Dream Capsule is a memento capsule flown as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. · Peregrine Mission One · 2024-01-08 Elysium Space flew a memorial service as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. · Peregrine Mission One · 2024-01-08 Puli Space flew a Memory of Mankind ceramic archive as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. · Peregrine Mission One · 2024-01-08 MoonArk is a designed cultural object from Carnegie Mellon, flown as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. · Peregrine Mission One · 2024-01-08 The Arch Mission Foundation flew Lunaprise, a Galactic Legacy Archive, as cultural cargo on IM-1. · IM-1 Odysseus · 2024-02-15 Jeff Koons and Pace Verso flew Moon Phases, an art cube, as commercial cargo on IM-1. · IM-1 Odysseus · 2024-02-15 CNSA return capsule for Chang'e-6 farside samples - second successful lunar sample return logistics path. · Chang'e-6 · 2024-05-03 Moonhouse is artist Mikael Genberg's small habitat model, flown as cargo on Hakuto-R Mission 2. · Hakuto-R Mission 2 Resilience · 2025-01-15 Space Century Charter commemorative plate on Hakuto-R M2 commercial cargo. · Hakuto-R Mission 2 Resilience · 2025-01-15 A UNESCO memory disc, made with Barrelhand, flew as cultural cargo on Hakuto-R Mission 2. · Hakuto-R Mission 2 Resilience · 2025-01-15 ILOA + HKU Laboratory for Space Research wide-field optical telescope on the Chang'e-7 lander for Milky Way / galactic-plane imaging from the lunar south pole. · Chang'e-7 · NET August 2026 NanoFiche's Galactic Library is archival media booked as commercial cargo on Griffin-1. · Griffin-1 (Moon Base II) · NET late 2026 Griffin-1 (Moon Base II) · NET late 2026Soratan is a Nippon Travel Agency time capsule booked as cargo on Griffin-1. · Griffin-1 (Moon Base II) · NET late 2026 Commercial sapphire-disc archival time capsule manifested on IM-5 path (not NASA science). · IM-5 Nova-D · NET ~2030 class Jobs Arch Mission Foundation Lunar Library (multi-layer archive / cultural time-capsule elements) aboard SpaceIL Beresheet. ispace flew a supporters panel and SORATO music disc as cultural cargo on Hakuto-R Mission 1. The Arch Mission Foundation flew a Lunar Library archive as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. Bitcoin Magazine's Genesis Plate flew as cultural cargo on Peregrine Mission One. Celestis flew a memorial service, Luna-02, as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. MoonBox is Astrobotic's commercial service for flying small personal items and time capsules as cargo. Elysium Space flew a memorial service as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. Lunar Mission One's Footsteps on the Moon flew as cultural cargo on Peregrine Mission One. BitMEX flew a Lunar Bitcoin cultural payload as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. Astroscale's Lunar Dream Capsule is a memento capsule flown as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. Puli Space flew a Memory of Mankind ceramic archive as commercial cargo on Peregrine Mission One. The Arch Mission Foundation flew Lunaprise, a Galactic Legacy Archive, as cultural cargo on IM-1. Jeff Koons and Pace Verso flew Moon Phases, an art cube, as commercial cargo on IM-1. Bandai Namco Research's Space Century Charter plate flew as commemorative cargo on Hakuto-R Mission 2. A UNESCO memory disc, made with Barrelhand, flew as cultural cargo on Hakuto-R Mission 2. NanoFiche's Galactic Library is archival media booked as commercial cargo on Griffin-1. Soratan is a Nippon Travel Agency time capsule booked as cargo on Griffin-1. ispace-U.S. Flights Beresheet 2019-02-22 · SpaceIL / IAI Beresheet - private/national hybrid soft-landing attempt. Chang'e-5 2020-11-23 · CNSA national lunar sample-return (near side). Hakuto-R Mission 1 2022-12-11 · Private Japanese lander. Peregrine Mission One 2024-01-08 · First CLPS launch. IM-1 Odysseus 2024-02-15 · IM-1 Odysseus (TO2-IM): first commercial soft landing (Feb 2024). Chang'e-6 2024-05-03 · CNSA national far-side lunar sample-return via Queqiao-2 relay. Hakuto-R Mission 2 Resilience 2025-01-15 · Commercial payloads ~$16M. Chang'e-7 NET August 2026 · CNSA south-pole complex (orbiter, lander, rover, hopper) focused on water-ice and polar environment. Griffin-1 (Moon Base II) NET late 2026 · Astrobotic / Voyager Lunar Systems Griffin Mission One - NASA Moon Base II. IM-5 Nova-D NET ~2030 class · First cargo-class Nova-D CLPS. CP-12 Draper / ispace APEX Cancelled · Draper APEX 1.0 far-side CLPS award (CP-12) - cancelled July 2026.