For All Moonkind

Thrilled to provide updates to the For All Moonkind Moon Registry, a living testament to humanity’s journey beyond Earth. We’ve added two remarkable missions—@fireflyspace Blue Ghost and @Int_Machines IM-2—to our catalog of human heritage on the lunar surface. These additions mark exciting milestones in our collective story as a spacefaring species, and we’re proud to document them for generations to come. At For All Moonkind, our mission is to ensure that these sites—and the stories they tell—are recognized and protected as part of our shared human heritage. The Moon Registry, freely accessible to all, is more than a catalog; it’s a celebration of what we’ve achieved and a call to safeguard these irreplaceable footprints in the cosmos. As we update this dynamic resource, we’re reminded of the words of Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke: “It’s one small way to share this accomplishment of humanity with humanity.” We invite you to explore the updated Moon Registry at moonregistry.forallmoonkind.org #ProtectTheBootprints!

An 83-year-old archaeologist was tortured for weeks. He was asked one question: Where are the artifacts? He refused to answer. Khaled al-Asaad gave his life protecting humanity’s shared heritage in Palmyra. He understood something profound: Heritage is not just about the past. It is about identity, memory and the story we carry forward together. His courage is a reminder. And a challenge. As humanity returns to the Moon, the first sites of human exploration are increasingly vulnerable. Not from conflict, but from activity, neglect and the absence of clear norms. At For All Moonkind, we are working to ensure that humanity’s first steps beyond Earth are preserved for future generations. Not because they belong to any one nation. But because they belong to all of us. Because exploration should not erase its own history. Because in space, first conduct is forever. 🔗 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/spacelawan… #ProtectTheBootprints #SpaceLaw #SpacePolicy #Heritage #Artemis

Is It Time for a Second “Small Step” Act? For decades, a permanent human presence on the Moon lived mostly in the realm of science fiction, architectural studies and conference panels. Now Congress is treating it as a practical objective. In other words, Apollo proved we could reach the Moon. This legislation assumes something larger: that we will live and work there. In many ways, that is exactly the kind of ambition the next phase of space exploration requires. It means the next chapter of lunar exploration will not be defined by brief visits, but by sustained activity. open.substack.com/pub/spacelawan…

Is It Time for a Second “Small Step” Act? If Congress is preparing the United States to build a sustained presence on the Moon, it may be time to take the next step in protecting humanity’s earliest heritage beyond Earth. open.substack.com/pub/spacelawan…

.@SenTedCruz introduces a bill that "directs NASA to create a permanent 'moon base' so we can get there before the Chinese." Read the press release here: commerce.senate.gov/2026/3/sen-cru…

I am excited to visit the birthplace of Corporal Klinger for the first time ever next week! Will be joining a panel on Lunar Exploration at @UToledo at 6:00pm on March 10. The event is free and open to the public. Just register online in advance! :earn more here: news.utoledo.edu/index.php/03_0… #ProtectTheBootprints #SpaceNeedsLawyers #ToTheMoon #MASH #Mudhens #Rockets

Engineers will build it. Lawyers will shape it. All of us will live with it. Great week talking Space Race 2.0 — from lawfare and commercial constellations to why heritage matters more than ever. If we can’t protect the first human sites on the Moon, what does that say about the rules we’re building for everything that comes next? #ProtectTheBootprints #SpaceLaw #SpaceRace2_0 #SpaceGovernance #SpaceNeedsLawyers

From Malibu to the Moon 🌙 This week, our Co-Founder & CEO @hanlonesq spoke @pepperdine about a topic that sounds abstract — but isn’t: space lawfare. As nations and companies race back to the Moon, the real competition isn’t just technological. It’s legal. Words like “peaceful use” and “due regard” aren’t decorative treaty language. They shape behavior. They influence access. They define what becomes “normal.” And here’s where heritage comes in. The first human sites on the Moon — Tranquility Base, the Luna landing sites, the artifacts that tell the story of humanity’s first steps off Earth — are not just historical relics. They are test cases. If we can’t protect the places that belong to all of us, what does that say about the future we’re building out there? Heritage is not nostalgia. It’s governance in its most human form. At For All Moonkind, we believe protecting the past is how we prevent conflict in the future. The next space race will be shaped not only by engineers and operators — but by the rules we choose to live by. 🌍🌙 #ForAllMoonkind #ProtectTheBootprints #SpaceLaw #SpaceGovernance #Artemis #PeacefulUse

Will be great to be back on the Moon and this time at scale!

The potential discovery of Luna 9's resting place is a reminder that the Moon is not a blank slate. It is already layered with data, hardware, history and ambition. Governance is not about control. It is about recognizing that activity is cumulative and acting accordingly. We are not starting from zero. And that should shape how we move forward. #LunarGovernance #DueRegard #Luna9 #ProtectTheBootprints #SpaceNeedsLawyers

Scientists Say They May Have Found a Long-Lost Lunar Lander—the First to Successfully Touch Down on the Moon 60 Years Ago - In 1966, Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon — and the first to send photographs from its surface. Those images did something extraordinary. They provided the ground truth that made six Apollo landings possible. They proved the lunar surface would support a lander. Exploration became operational. Now, researchers believe they may have identified Luna 9’s resting place. Russian space researcher Vitaly Egorov has described the search as a reminder of “humanity’s grandest shared aspirations.” We agree. But this discovery is not just about history. As geochemist Alexander Basilevsky has noted, these artifacts help us understand how materials change after decades of exposure to the lunar environment. Radiation. Micrometeoroids. Dust transport. Time itself. Historic lunar sites are not static relics. They are long-duration experiments. They are scientific reference points. They are shared human milestones. As activity on the Moon accelerates, remembering — and locating — these sites matters more than ever. The Moon already holds our history. Let’s make sure we treat it that way. #Luna9 #SpaceHistory #LunarHeritage #MoonExploration #ProtectTheBootprints smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sci… @smithsonianmag

Look at this heart on #Mars. Space has a funny way of reminding us that exploration is ultimately about people — our curiosity, our courage and our choices. As we step outward again, the way we treat the places we touch will define us more than the rockets that get us there. Let’s move forward with intention. #HappyValentinesDay

Roses are red. 🌹 Regolith is gray. 🌑 Protect the bootprints— And shape tomorrow today. The Moon carries the earliest chapters of humanity beyond Earth. Preserving them is not about nostalgia. It is about setting the tone for how we move forward. Happy Valentine’s Day. ♥️ #ProtectTheBootprints #ForAllMoonkind #ValentinesDay

At #STSC, For All Moonkind raised concerns about lunar plume effects as a governance issue — not just an engineering one. As missions scale, regolith transport is cumulative and shared. It doesn’t stop at mission boundaries. Historic lunar sites make that risk visible. They are fixed, cannot be engineered away, and belong to all humanity. Coordination must be built in before traffic increases — not after irreversible harm occurs. Full slide deck here: unoosa.org/documents/pdf/…

Working on making sure this is universally recognized as human heritage and protected for future generations as we write! #ProtectTheBootprints

It’s tempting to treat space heritage as a problem for heritage experts to solve. But on the Moon, expertise without authority doesn’t protect anything. @hanlonesq argues that lunar heritage lives or dies in law and governance (not archaeology) and that how we handle heritage will determine whether we’re capable of coordination, restraint and giving real meaning to “the province of all humankind.” Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/spacelawan… #SpaceLaw #LunarGovernance #SpaceHeritage #Artemis #UNCOPUOS #ATLAC

Day 6 at the STSC of COPUOS, and an immediate reminder of why this process still matters. Today we listened to interventions on dark and quiet skies and nuclear power sources. Where some see slow or Byzantine procedure, we see space for dialogue — including for non-State observers — and for shaping norms before challenges harden. Grateful to our delegation, and especially to MC Sungaila and Tate Few for carrying the work forward. We’ll be sharing our interventions on Wednesday. Until then: listening, learning, and engaging in a process that may be slower than the news cycle, but far more durable.

Last week at the @UNOOSA COPUOS meeting in Vienna, @OleMiss Air and Space Law LLM student, @TateFewOfficial delivered @ForAllMoonkind's intervention on a critical lunar sustainability issue: plume–surface interactions. vimeo.com/1162673849?sha… @umlaw1854 @UN #SpaceNeedsLawyers

Today, @UN @UN_Vienna @UNOOSA we highlighted lunar plume–surface interactions as a long-term sustainability challenge—and a real risk to both future operations and human heritage. Huge thanks to Tate Few for delivering a clear, compelling intervention. The Moon keeps receipts. We should plan accordingly. unoosa.org/documents/pdf/… #COPUOS #SpaceSustainability #ProtectTheBootprints #LunarGovernance

From 22-28 June 2026 we are hosting the "A Terra Usque ad Astra: Heritage, Human Rights and Space Law" summer school in Glasgow at @UniStrathclyde, partnering with @Ctr4AirSpaceLaw, plus @ForAllMoonkind and the Heritage International Institute. Details: strath.ac.uk/humanities/law…

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