Samuel Peralta, PhD

Astrobotic's Griffin-1 today! Onboard: (1) #LunarCodex payloads on MoonBox and AstroGLPH, comprising our POLARIS collection, and (2) #LunarCodex payloads on the mobile FLIP rover, comprising our HINAURI collection. __ Image via @astrobotic

The mission continues.

What's up next for the #LunarCodex? *Codex Freya,* launching no earlier than July 2026. Aboard Astroforge's DeepSpace-2 with our partner Lifeship, the mission is slated for a lunar fly-by, following a trajectory targeting a near-Earth asteroid. ___ Illustration via Astroforge

Canadian PM Mark Carney asks the Artemis II crew the question on every Canadian's mind. What's *your* preference? #GoArtemis #LunarCodex #MapleSyrupOrBust __ Video via NASA

NASA image art002e009276 taken by the Orion spacecraft 'Integrity' via the Artemis II mission

🌎 Back on Earth, Astrobotic nears completion of the Griffin lander, launching NET July 2026! Onboard are the #LunarCodex's Polaris and Hinauri archives. Representing ALL countries on Earth, the #LunarCodex is the largest, most global archive of its kind _ Photo Astrobotic

@ahchoen @therakyatpost @ninotaziz PS. The founder of the #LunarCodex is Filipino-Canadian, which explains the number of Philippine artisans included so far.

@ahchoen @therakyatpost @therakyatpost @ahchoen -The RHS of this panel via @ninotaziz exhibited during ASEAN 2025 in Malaysia lists the names of artists & writers whose work is ALREADY on the Moon via the #LunarCodex and NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Service Program (CLPS) 2022-2025. More in 2026!

Dear @therakyatpost I saw this article online. I am Choen Lee, the first Malaysian artist with art on the moon and it happened when the Blue Ghost lunar lander landed on Mare Crisium in 2nd March 2025. This July, another 7 or 8 Malaysian artists will also be having their artwork landing on the moon as part of Lunar Codex's cultural preservation project.

@ahchoen @therakyatpost @ninotaziz PS - There are many Philippine names because the founder of the #LunarCodex is Filipino-Canadian and so has many contacts there.

LIFTOFF! Artemis II had a flawless launch at 6:35 EDT, and is now orbiting the Earth, on the first stage of its journey to the Moon. Excelsior! #ArtemisII #LunarCodex #CodexRigel #ToTheMoonAndBeyond __ Video via NASA

NASA has begun the countdown for Artemis II. The launch window begins April 1 at 6:24 pm. Four astronauts on the first crewed mission to the Moon since 1972 Onboard Artemis II is the #LunarCodex's RIGEL poetry archive, on our sixth mission to the Moon nasa.gov/ways-to-watch/

#LunarCodex laureate Anika Paris performs for Earth Day in-person and live on YouTube! > youtube.com/watch?v=q3244B… A day of poetry in celebration of the planet that houses our collective human spirit. #ToTheMoonAndBeyond

I've been invited to speak on the #LunarCodex at the spring meeting of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF The IAF is the world’s leading space advocacy body, with members from all space agencies, companies, research institutions, universities, and museums worldwide

"Let me ravish you as spring's love" by Sam Peralta Acrylic on canvas 14" x 14" This and other works available via Artsy > artsy.net/artist/sam-per… The title and the encoded line in the painting form a poetic couplet, in a piece built on elements of neoplasticism.

My TEDx Talk on the #LunarCodex has hit 10K views! If you haven't seen it yet, please do... and if you have, please share the link below. Thank you! youtube.com/watch?v=DzX6Dx…

While updating the News section on the #LunarCodex website, I came across this poetry submission call, due April 15, 2026... Note this is from a paying publication! Guidelines to the 'Eye to the Telescope: Paying Tribute' anthology here > eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html Submit now!

LOVE IS LOUDER THAN MONO youtube.com/watch?v=DYgE3S… @official_i_dle @i_dle_JP #idle #gidle

In celebration of the #LunarCodex Polaris mission, artist Tracey Roberts created special 1/1 editions of her 12 pieces of art onboard the archives, to be unveiled in a special 2-week exhibition "Fly Me to the Moon" in Melbourne, Australia at the Magnet Galleries in Docklands.

The touring exhibit of #LunarCodex artists from Poland arrives at Washington D.C.!

The #LunarCodex - a look back at 2025