Send Frank to Space Campaign Update
- $142,213 RAISED
- 66 Contributions
- 31 Days Left
- 28% toward the $500K milestone
The mission to send Frank White to space is gaining momentum. Frank coined the term "Overview Effect" to describe the profound shift astronauts experience when they see Earth from space. He's spent nearly 40 years studying it, interviewing over 50 astronauts. But he's never experienced it himself.
MoonDAO's global community is working to change that. Since launching a few weeks ago, the campaign has drawn 66 contributions from supporters around the world. Every contribution earns $OVERVIEW tokens, which give you a direct voice in mission decisions, including selecting the candidate pool to compete to fly alongside Frank.
Contribution Tiers
$100 Overview Crew Free MoonDAO Citizenship + eligibility to enter the competition to fly with Frank.
$1,000 Horizon Collector Everything above + a signed copy of the 4th edition of The Overview Effect.
$10,000 Kármán Circle Everything above + a private virtual briefing with Frank White and the mission team, public recognition, and insider milestone updates.
Contribute at moondao.com/frank
Fly to Space with Frank: Leaderboard Update
MoonDAO isn't just sending Frank. One community member will join him on the flight. Right now, 21 candidates are on the live leaderboard, competing for a spot in the multi-stage selection process. The top 25 with the most $OVERVIEW backing advance to Round 2.
CURRENT TOP 5
#1 Andrew "Titan" Parris 2,289 $OVERVIEW
#2 EngiBob 427 $OVERVIEW
#3 Drew "AstroJuris" Fein 218 $OVERVIEW
#4 Astronautgio 153 $OVERVIEW
#5 VNCCII 119 $OVERVIEW
The selection process has four rounds: community fundraising, an essay round judged by AI trained on Frank's criteria, astronaut committee review, and a final community vote using $vMOONEY governance tokens. To compete, you need to be a MoonDAO Citizen and rally your network or voters behind your candidacy.
Town Hall Recap: Frank White & Astronaut Ron Rosano
This week's MoonDAO Town Hall featured a live conversation between Frank White and Virgin Galactic astronaut Ron Rosano, the 668th human to reach space. The two discussed what the Overview Effect means in practice, how commercial spaceflight is expanding access beyond governments and billionaires, and why missions like "Send Frank to Space" matter for shifting global consciousness.
Ron shared his firsthand experience aboard Virgin Galactic's Mission 04 and reflected on how seeing Earth from above fundamentally changed his perspective. Frank described nearly four decades of studying astronauts' accounts of the Overview Effect and his hope that finally experiencing it himself will bring fresh insights back to the broader community.
Next Thursday, we'll be joined by Andy Sadhwani, commercial astronaut and propulsion engineer at SpaceX.
Space News Roundup
Artemis II – NASA's SLS rocket has rolled out to the launch pad, with four astronauts in quarantine and a targeted launch of April 1 for the first crewed mission around the Moon in over 50 years!
Project Hail Mary – The film adaptation of Andy Weir's sci-fi novel hit theaters March 20 and is already a box-office hit, reigniting mainstream excitement for space exploration.
NASA "Ignition" Initiative – NASA unveiled plans on March 24 for a permanent Moon base, crewed lunar landings every six months starting with Artemis IV in 2028, and a strategic pivot from the Lunar Gateway to focus on surface infrastructure.
Yuri's Night – Mark your calendars: the annual worldwide celebration of human spaceflight returns, with events at Kennedy Space Center on the Space Coast of Florida, the Griffith Observatory in LA, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, and many more venues around the globe.
GET INVOLVED
Contribute to the mission: moondao.com/frank
Back a candidate: moondao.com/overview-vote
Watch the town hall: Ron Rosano & Frank White
Become a citizen: moondao.com/join
Join the community: discord.gg/moondao
MoonDAO has sent two people to space: Coby Cotton and Dr. Eiman Jahangir. Frank White could be next, if we make it happen together.
#SendFrankToSpace
