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Deadline Approaching: Submit Your Proposal
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Hey Reader, Grant money is on the table this week, so we are leading with the deadline that matters most. Q4 project proposals close Thursday, Oct 8Have a space project that needs funding? Q4 project proposals are open until end of day Thursday, October 8, with up to $2,125 per project. To submit: start from the proposal template, put it in a Google Doc shared as "anyone with the link can view," then import it on the proposals page. Your proposal will be reviewed by the Senate with time for revisions based on feedback before you pitch directly to the community. They decide which projects get funded and who joins our competitive cohort. You can go from idea to funded project in a matter of weeks.
Third Seat Election Q&A: candidates Moonshot and Anastasia Ad Astra are taking your questions. Go to onlinequestions.org, enter event code 11950, then submit and upvote the best questions.
Final call for community contributions: if you did independent, space-related work that advances the mission, submit it. Rewards are paid in USDC and vMOONEY, and Senators allocate by impact.
What Citizens are building recently:
Newest Citizens: welcome Dr. Alan SternPlease welcome Dr. Alan Stern (#260): planetary scientist, principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto, former head of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, and commercial astronaut. When leaders like Alan join MoonDAO, it shows where the space community is heading. Also welcome Ajay Dugar (#263) from Ventura County, CA. Together we are a network of 260+ Citizens. Spotlight: Mexanauta (#264). Space Ops Pro, STEM educator, founder of Mexanauta, Inspiration4 finalist, and 2026 NASA Analog Astronaut based in Brevard County, FL. Follow on X: @DavidFGuajardo. See Mexanauta's Citizen profile
Marketplace spotlight: Space Camp with FrankTrain at Space Camp with Frank White, December 4-6, 2026. This Huntsville VIP Adult Space Camp includes lodging and Saturday dinner, with commercial astronauts expected to attend. Price: 1,250 USDC for Citizens or 1,375 USDC for non-Citizens, so becoming a Citizen saves you 125 USDC instantly. Proceeds support Send Frank and Space Camp USA.
Also new: I24 Spaceflight Training Class 6, February 20-21, 2027, in Houston (about 1,000 USDC). Overview thinking and Send FrankOverview thinking: Frank White, who coined the Overview Effect, has a message for all of us.
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Hey Reader,Dr. Eiman Jahangir made it to the final round of NASA astronaut selection twice. He was passed over both times. Instead of abandoning his goal, he adapted his approach and ultimately crossed the Karman line aboard Blue Origin as MoonDAO's second astronaut. During our latest town hall, Eiman sat down with Frank White to discuss his newly released book, A Heart for Space. The conversation covered the realities of commercial spaceflight, the burden of self-doubt, and the persistence...
Hello Reader, Two weeks of real momentum: a trip to Brazil for an industry conference, five new projects funded, community rewards paid out, and a leadership election that will bring MoonDAO to its full three-seat Executive structure for the first time. Here's what's new at MoonDAO, and how YOU can get involved. Rio Innovation Week MoonDAO returned to Rio de Janeiro for the 2nd Space Industry Workshop, after an invitation by the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB). Founder Pablo Moncada-Larrotiz...
Project Voting and Retroactive Distributions Are Live You decide which projects get funded. You decide where rewards go. This is your space program. 2 open votes · Closes Monday, July 27 Cast Your Votes The MoonDAO community is deciding two important things: Which new projects get funded How rewards get split among completed projects Vote 1: Project Proposals 10 proposals passed Senate Review. Only the top projects get approved and funded, so your vote decides who makes the cut. Core...