We launched a pyramid to the moon in January 2025 with Meme World Order, LifeShip, and MoonDAO - a physical artifact containing a private key that maps to crypto wallets from multiple communities. Now we're building the digital infrastructure to keep that mission alive and bring new people into space culture. This proposal funds a Base mini-app that tracks the lunar pyramid's wallet balance in real-time, shows its location on the moon, and lets people submit digital art and messages to add to the bounty. The goal is simple: make space interesting again for retail crypto users and grow the lunar bounty into something impossible to ignore.

Lunar Pyramid MiniApp

According to the [MoonDAO roadmap](https://docs.moondao.com/About/Roadmap) the organization should start designing Lunar Settlement this year. Rovers are major elements of it.

No unified standards for lunar rovers exist. By supporting this initiative, MoonDAO fulfills its mission and establishes itself as a leader in lunar exploration.

The standard should cover all the aspects of rover design, from the physical interface to the software stack.

Rover projects can realize immediate benefits by adopting specific components of the standard, such as command protocols, even without full implementation.

To succeed we need to form a global collaboration and adopt the standard. To secure the necessary resources, we plan to leverage the MoonDAO launchpad.

Phase Two focuses on preparing for a launch via the MoonDAO launchpad, formalizing community development processes, and establishing the initial draft of the standard.

Lunar Open-source Rover Standard (LORS) - Phase Two

ETHDC brings together hundreds of crypto enthusiasts, including those involved in creating blockchain policy on Capital Hill. By sponsoring this event, MoonDAO will gain exposure to a new community of Web3 participants.

Sponsor ETHDC Conference 2026

Space is a new frontier in biology for two reasons: firstly we can use the lack of gravity for experiments that outperform terrestrial settings, and secondly because we need a whole set of new technology and know-how to tackle the space environment for human life. This project will produce a shared, peer‑reviewed technical baseline for MoonDAO’s future biological mission design and funding. The paper will collect and organize research, examples, and companies into a reliable review paper to help guide the whole sector. This helps MoonDAO and others understand the landscape of space bio, helps direct research, funding, and policy. The work will be coordinated by Expanse Bio, a new hub accelerating space biotech. The team of scientists leading this project have multiple experiences publishing high impact studies.

Space Biotech Peer-reviewed Review Publication

This proposal introduces an official **MoonDAO-branded Wave card design**, along with a **short explainer video** and a **dedicated export page**, that citizens can use with the Wave Connect platform.

Citizens will be able to visit a MoonDAO page, export their personalized card design, and upload it to their Wave card. When tapped or scanned, the card instantly shares their MoonDAO profile and relevant links.

The goal is to make MoonDAO citizenship **easy to represent, easy to share, and easy to understand** at real-world events, missions, meetups, and conferences.

🌊 MoonDAO x Wave

Pulse v0 is a compact, smart wearable that can deliver medicine automatically and safely. In extreme or confined environments like spacecraft, analog habitats, or remote Earth locations giving yourself a shot is difficult. Gravity doesn’t help, spaces are tight, and even small mistakes like needle jams, backflow, or sensor errors can be dangerous. Medicines such as anti-nausea drugs, painkillers, antibiotics, allergy treatments, or even cancer therapies need precise delivery to keep people safe. Pulse v0 is a bench-top prototype, built to test whether a wearable can reliably and safely deliver medication without putting anyone at risk. It allows us to study fluid dynamics, dosing accuracy, and sensor reliability under controlled lab conditions. The design is human-centered, focusing on safety, usability, and reliability. Testing this prototype now generates critical data to guide future iterations, including wearables for space, remote missions, or emergency use. Beyond space, Pulse v0

PULSE v0 (TRL 2): Bench-Top Testing of Safe, Automated Medicine Delivery

This proposal outlines a strategic initiative for MoonDAO to establish a temporary physical presence in Florianópolis, Brazil, during April 2026, leveraging two major ecosystem events: **Discover Floripa** and **Ipê Village**. The goals are to strengthen MoonDAO’s visibility, partnerships, and community growth in Latin America through Florianópolis as a leading regional hub for startups, digital nomads, and crypto innovation, making it an ideal entry point for MoonDAO’s long‑term expansion in the region and ecosystem.

The initiative includes renting an apartment for one month to function as a MoonDAO base, hosting community events and workshops, and organizing a focused hackathon. The hackathon will explore a novel crypto‑native model that combines elements of stock markets and startup incubators to connect investors with space‑focused startups developing solutions for Earth‑based challenges. The project aims to generate tangible prototypes, onboard new contributors, and position Moon

MoonDAO Florianópolis 2026 - April Edition (Ipê Village + Discover Floripa)

The Earth-Space Conservation and Demonstration Center (ESCDC), is a 338 acre space education and research analog site in Washington, New Hampshire. Founder David Cheuvront, was the visionary study team member and co-author of NASA’s “ The Evolvable Lunar Architecture” document and a NASA ISS and Safety & Compliance focused Systems Engineer.  MoonDAO’s 2030 target of a minimum viable, self-sustaining lunar settlement by around 2030, culminating in a celebratory gathering is quickly approaching. During this past 4Q2025 Autumn, ESCDC’s 3 crew members rapidly stood up our first ESCDC operations for a successful World Biggest Analog (WBA) pilot; we're seeking to continue building the vision of our Founder David Cheuvront.  The site needs basic 'life support' base systems— power, water, communications and environmental control, so we can further develop and host space: education, research and analog events (The 2030 celebration) that feels like it's happening on the Moon. Supporting at least

Building Toward MoonDAO  Lunar Celebration at ESCDC

Type 2 Labs is building a lunar rover that Youtubers, streamers, and Chat (stream viewers) can control.
The Mission: Chat, We are Going to the Moon.
We are in the process of prototyping the rover, finding mission sponsors, planning live rover pits at conferences, and planning analogue streaming missions.  Our marketing strategy: If it doesn't make people laugh or inspire them, we don't do it. Audiences are tired of polished corporate messaging — they want something that feels human and self-aware. Everything we do has a hint of irony, and that's by design. Serious Engineering. Unserious Marketing.  Our sponsorship model: We're building a roster of category-exclusive sponsors where each company owns their category as the 'Official [Category] of Chat, We are Going to the Moon.' The semi-ironic 'Official' title is audience-tested and memorable — viewers find it entertaining, which means more engagement for sponsors. MoonDAO's role: MoonDAO would become the Official DAO of Chat, We are Goi

Chat We Are Going to the Moon: Part 1 - Sponsorships

This project is a monthly, in person speaker series held on the full moon, focused on how humans think about, govern, and build for the Moon. It is a direct continuation of the Moon Dialogs series founded by Jessy Kate, founder of the Open Lunar Foundation, which demonstrated sustained community interest in accessible, interdisciplinary conversations about lunar development and stewardship.
Hosted at The Fold in San Francisco, the series carries forward the Moon Dialogs ethos while introducing a more structured arc, clearer objectives, and tighter integration with active lunar infrastructure projects. Each event brings together experts and practitioners alongside a broader community to hear short talks, share food and drinks, and engage in discussion across lunar policy, development, geology, philosophy, and systems infrastructure.
The series also serves as a public facing platform to introduce and discuss the forthcoming Lunar Timekeeping whitepaper and to invite new contributors into

Full Moon Speaker Series

0g-SPOT is an audio and visual podcast that explores human intimacy, relationships, and philosophical questions related to spaceflight. While most public conversations about space focus on technology and engineering, 0g-SPOT centers on the human experience - using thoughtful, tongue-in-cheek dialogue to make space more relatable and engaging to a general adult audience. Season 1 is already well underway: eight episodes have been recorded, with the first episode currently in professional post-production. Current episode guests include medical leaders in space, Star Trek royalty, sex experts, design experts, and health and wellness leaders in space. This proposal supports the completion, polishing, and distribution of the first eight episodes, enabling timely delivery of a high-quality media project that contributes to MoonDAO’s mission to shape a more human future in space. The first season is anticipated to consist of approximately 12–16 episodes. The first eight episodes have already 

0g-SPOT — Season 1

This is a high-level description of the idea. Please use ELI5 (explain like I'm five years old) wording and summarize things for anyone to understand what you want to achieve.

We are prepping our NASA award winning pressure suit for a flight to space. Before doing so we must test it in "space like" conditions via NASA standards.

Spacesuit Vacuum Chamber Testing to Physiological Space Altitudes

We are creating a space-ready oral care system called AstrOnyx and testing it in analog astronaut missions while sharing it with the world.

ASTRONYX + MoonDao + Artemis Galactic Mission 1.0

Moonshot Celebration is a simple idea: people write one short wish and send it to the Moon. Anyone can participate for free, and if they want a keepsake they can choose an optional digital or printed certificate. This project is a three-month MoonDAO pilot that tests whether "Send Your Wish to the Moon" can (1) bring new people into MoonDAO's orbit, (2) create measurable engagement and community growth, and (3) generate sustainable revenue through a transparent revenue-share model. Lunar delivery integration is executed in collaboration with LifeShip (lifeship.com).

Moonshot Celebration x Moondao

This is a high-level description of the idea. Please use ELI5 (explain like I'm five years old) wording and summarize things for anyone to understand what you want to achieve.

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Imagine a big, exciting festival in Uganda where hundreds of young blockchain developers come together to learn, build, and dream big. Our team wants to turn this into a MoonDAO launchpad for Africa! We will use the Blockchain Developer Festival (DevFest Kampala 5.0) on June 27, 2026, to introduce MoonDAO to local devs in super-simple ways. We'll show how blockchain helps us build a real lunar settlement by 2030. The event ends with a post-event hackathon in July where teams create MoonDAO-inspired projects. In kid terms: "We're throwing a space-blockchain party in Uganda to make MoonDAO's mission fun, teach everyone how it works, grow a local crew of fans and builders, and keep the adventure going with future partnerships."

Bringing MoonDAO to Africa: Blockchain Developer Festival Kampala 2026 Community Activation & Hackathon

Astronauts who see Earth from space often experience a profound shift in worldview called the Overview Effect. Despite decades of astronaut testimony, no one has ever done a rigorous, large‑scale analysis of what these experiences actually have in common, how they vary, or what psychological mechanisms drive them. TORI Stage 1 will build the first comprehensive research database of Overview Effect accounts by systematically coding astronaut memoirs, interviews, oral histories, and mission transcripts. The result: an open‑access archive and a peer‑reviewed publication establishing empirical patterns in Overview Effect experiences, giving the space community (and MoonDAO specifically) a scientific foundation for understanding how space travel transforms human consciousness.

The Overview Research Initiative (TORI): Stage 1

This project builds a simple tool that shows how activity from the Sun affects satellites around Earth. When the Sun is more active, satellites experience more drag and can lose altitude faster. This dashboard will show this risk in real time in a way that anyone can understand.

MoonDAO Project Proposal

Picture this: hundreds of young blockchain developers packed into a lively hall in Kampala, notebooks open, laptops humming, all buzzing with ideas. That's DevFest Kampala 5.0 on June 27, 2026. Our team wants to make it MoonDAO's official launchpad in East Africa.

We'll bring MoonDAO right into the heart of the event with a branded booth, an interactive workshop that breaks down the Master Plan in plain language, and swag that gets people talking. Then we'll cap it off with a focused post-event hackathon in July where teams build real prototypes tied to lunar settlement challenges—like decentralized coordination tools or on-chain funding for space public goods.

But we're not stopping when the event ends. We've planned concrete follow-through: immediate Discord onboarding with welcome messages and role assignments to enable them attend the DAO calls & proposed monthly "Uganda MoonDAO Meetups" ( mostly virtually), guided sessions on how to vote with $vMOONEY, submit contributions for r

Bringing MoonDAO to Africa: Blockchain Developer Festival Kampala 2026 Community Activation & Hackathon(Revised)

The Human Space Program (HSP) Ethics Task Force is charged with developing a comprehensive ethical framework for the sustainable, moral, and inclusive exploration and development of the solar system. The Task Force comprises pioneering Space Philosopher Frank White as core Advisor, assisting ongoing research on the ethics of human space migration led by his student, Dr. Aurobi Das (Ph.D. in Ethical and Moral Leadership of Human Space Migration, May 2026) as Core Team Member and Project Lead.

This proposal requests Phase 1 Seed Funding for a 4-month operational window.

This initial phase focuses strictly on establishing the theoretical, qualitative, and conceptual foundations of the framework by the Principal Researcher through her LLC formation.

By securing this baseline, the Principal Researcher will deliver a high-impact proof of concept designed to de-risk the project, positioning the Task Force to unlock subsequent enterprise partnerships and long-term implementation funding for

Project Proposal for Seed Funding  as a Core Researcher to Implement Ethical Framework of Human Space Migration 

MoonDAO will sponsor one seat on a two-week simulated Mars mission at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in the Utah desert, operated by the Mars Society, during the 2026–2027 field season. The person in that seat lives and works as a full crew member on a simulated planetary base, wears an analog spacesuit for every excursion outside the habitat, follows the same daily operations and reporting the rest of the crew does, and runs one or two science experiments designed with the help of a professional researcher. Everything the crew member records is shared openly, so MoonDAO and the wider public can use it to plan real human settlements on the Moon and Mars.

MDRS Crew Seat (2026–2027 Field Season)

We are trying to be the space x of Africa, my idea is called Africa United space, a space exploration company, we have been registered since 2021 and I personally have been funding the idea untill now, we have applied for a license from the government of South Africa as we are based here,right now we have spent over $20,000, and are now broke and the start up as been registered because we owe some tax as the business is yet to be profitable, I understand your max funding is $4,000, if we could pay our hands on that , it will save my idea from going to extinct, I have already been through hell for this dream, I have been homeless and slept on the street

Africa United space 

This is a study relating to a concept for a space structure that will offer important facilities that will allow for the crucial research needed to help us towards long-term living in space.

What makes the concept very innovative is that it is completely unique, by offering facilities that do not exist in any other design.

Study Project Investigating the Concept of Island Zero

Space is the future for our civilization, and while substantial work is being done to physically get us there quicker and for less money, we still need to work to ensure that people can live and work while in space. Specifically, we need to make sure that more than just a very select few can leave our world. So, we work to bridge the medical gap and allow access to space for more people and also make the lives of those already there or about to go a bit easier and safer. Our Automatic Injection System is designed to administer medications to astronauts without them having to think about it. This allows them to focus on the tasks at hand and not worry about their next dose. Also, with this device being designed to be worn under a spacesuit, EVAs and IVAs become less risky as emergency medicines can be given without taking off or puncturing the suit. The safer we make living in space and the more people who have access to it, the closer we get to becoming a fully spacefaring species.

PULSE (now know as TOGO) : Enabling  Automated Medicine Delivery During IVA & EVA

AORA, the Astronaut Operational Readiness Academy, is an open aerospace e-learning platform created by AEAML, the Astronaut Training Agency of Mexico and Latin America. The idea is simple: space education should be accessible to anyone with curiosity, discipline, and the dream of building the future.

AORA is a EdTech digital academy for the space industry. It is designed for learners across the Americas and the rest of the world. Students enter as cadets and can take courses, follow learning paths, use AI tutors, track progress, earn certificates, collect mission patches, improve their AOR Readiness Score, and prepare for more advanced aerospace experiences.

The platform is designed to combine the best characteristics of modern EdTech, artificial intelligence, VR/AR direction, 3D simulation, gamification, data-driven learning, adaptive education, and world-class psychopedagogical methodologies. The goal is not only to put courses online. The goal is to create one of the most inspirin

Ed-Tech AI powered Aerospace E-Learning Platform for the Americas and the World - AORA — Astronaut Operational Readiness Academy - AEAML — Astronaut Training Agency of Mexico and Latin America

Space radiation from solar storms is like a dangerous "invisible storm" that can hurt astronauts on the Moon and compromise entire space missions. I want to provide guidelines on how to design a simple, safe "storm shelter" built into a lunar surface habitat, where astronauts can quickly go inside during a solar storm to stay protected. This project will use NASA's radiation simulation tools and my extensive expertise from years of research funded by NASA and show MoonDAO how space radiation protection research is performed to clear common misunderstandings that are hurting space technology design, and open way that benefits everyone exploring the Moon.

Guidelines for the design of a lunar radiation storm shelter habitat to protect astronauts

The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) is launching an online learning platform, the SpaceGen Academy, to provide global youth with access to high-quality space education. We are asking for a $2,000 sponsorship to fund our Thinkific learning platform. In return, MoonDAO gets to co-create a future course on space decentralization, reach 40,000+ young space professionals, collect leads for future MoonDAO builders, and integrate directly with our global network.

Space Education Platform for the Youth

We are building a tiny, high-tech space science experiment (a satellite payload) that will launch into space on a real rocket! Think of it like packing a "Space Backpack" with special sensors to measure radiation and temperature up in orbit. To make it fun and easy for everyone to learn from, we are creating a cartoon story series featuring a character named Luzinha the Space Scout. Kids and students will get to follow her adventures on social media, see her live data, and learn how real satellites work, and use the satellite for high school student analog mission. The mission is called LUZINHA: Lakbay (PH: Journey) Universo (PT: Universe) & Zenith: International Network for Hands-on Astroeducation.

Satellite Payload and Secondary Education Project

Mission Cosmic Colombia uses the inspiration of space to democratize STEAM education for children and youth across Colombia, focusing on underserved communities and patients affected by cancer and degenerative diseases. Through a 7 day immersive program, Solidarity Space Kits, teacher training, and regional replication, the project delivers hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics experiences that build skills, emotional resilience, and a culture of curiosity. This proposal requests funding to produce and distribute educational kits, run workshops, train educators, document impact, and create a sustainable model for replication.

Mission Cosmic Colombia

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I would like to propose the purchase and installation of new vacuum chamber components at the University of New Mexico's human rated altitude chamber. I would also like to propose open testing opportunities to support lunar human habitation research within the community. The budget for the project is about $300 over the maximum but I will cover that out of pocket myself.

Human Rated DAO Vacuum Chamber

Will the lunar economy be open and thriving, or stagnant and dominated by a few? The answer depends on the rules we set up — who can operate where, how shared infrastructure gets funded, how disputes get resolved. Right now, nobody has a way to test those rules before they get locked in.

The Lunar Economy Simulation is a game that lets you test them. You play as a lunar mining company or as the Lunar Development Cooperative (a proposed institution that funds shared infrastructure), make real economic decisions — prospecting, mining, building, setting policies — and watch how different rules produce completely different lunar economies over simulated decades.

MoonDAO already helped fund the tabletop version, which was run at Luxembourg Space Resources Week 2026 and won first place in the Martine Rothblatt Business Plan Competition at ISDC 2026. This proposal funds the next step: turning the working digital prototype into a playable online beta — and making MoonDAO citizens its first p

Digital Lunar Economy Simulation - Beta Version

Humanity is preparing to return to the Moon but before we can build habitats, landing pads, or mining infrastructure, we need to answer a simple question:

How do we know the ground is safe?

Today there is no open, standardized framework that defines how lunar terrain should be evaluated and prepared before infrastructure is deployed.

This project proposes creating the Lunar site qualification framework: an open technical methodology describing how robotic systems can assess, characterize, and qualify lunar terrain for future missions.

The framework will be openly shared with the MoonDAO community, enabling researchers, students, engineers and future lunar missions to build upon a common foundation.

As the project evolves, FUTURA intends to validate this methodology through terrestrial analog campaigns in Malargüe, Mendoza (Argentina) — an environment suitable for testing rover operations and mission workflows — and through controlled cold-environment testing to simulate aspects of

FUTURA - Rover Mission Control & Rover prototype  - Proof of Concept

NASA has already published Artemis lunar surface exploration plans for long-term human activity on and around the Moon. These plans include surface habitats, lunar terrain vehicles, pressurized rovers, power systems, science operations, and activity around the lunar south pole, where sunlight, shadow, terrain, and possible water ice all matter for mission design.

This project turns lunar ideas into clearer plans. Builders will be able to show, test, improve, and share mission concepts with the community. The goal is to create useful open infrastructure that helps space architects, students, researchers, and future project teams design better lunar missions together.

We will do it in LunCoSim - an open simulation toolkit for planning and testing this kind of Moon infrastructure before it is built in the real world.

Superseeded by https://www.moondao.com/project/265

Africa United Space is a project that aims to build the foundation for affordable African space technology. This proposal focuses on creating a professional feasibility study and preliminary rocket subsystem design rather than building a launch vehicle immediately. Think of it like drawing the blueprint before building a house. The project will provide research, technical documentation, and a roadmap that can help future aerospace development in Africa and benefit the MoonDAO community.

NASA has published Moon to Mars and Artemis architecture plans for long-term human activity on and around the Moon. These plans include surface habitats, lunar terrain vehicles, pressurized rovers, power systems, science operations, cargo, communications, and activity around the lunar south pole, where sunlight, shadow, terrain, and possible water ice all affect mission design.

This project turns those lunar concepts into clearer, interactive plans. Builders will be able to show, test, improve, and share mission concepts with the community. The goal is to create useful open infrastructure that helps space architects, students, researchers, and future project teams design better lunar missions together.

We will do this in LunCoSim, an open simulation toolkit for planning and testing Moon infrastructure before it is built in the real world.

Interactive NASA Lunar Base Model

This is a proposal for a study to produce a report relating to a new concept for a space structure - one that offers important facilities that will allow for the crucial research needed to help us towards long-term living in space.

What makes the concept very innovative is that it is completely unique, by offering facilities that do not exist in any other design.

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