World's Biggest Analog Vote LIVE

You can now weigh in on which of our finalists deserve the top scholarships to participate in the World's Biggest Analog event this October!

We had nearly 20 entries in total, narrowed down by the project committee to 10 outstanding finalists. Now, it's time for MoonDAO voting members to make the final decision to identify the top 3 winners.

Scholarship Awards:

• 🥇 1st Prize: $5,000
• 🥈 2nd Prize: $2,500
• 🥉 3rd Prize: $1,000
• All other finalists: $500 each

Through our dedicated WBA voting portal, you can distribute your voting power (square root of vMOONEY balance) as a percentage between the candidates. You can vote for multiple people but must distribute 100% to submit. Votes are due by Monday, September 8th at midnight EST.

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Learn More About the Finalists

​Watch their 2-minute statements
​​Read their written responses​

You will also find links to each finalist's 2-minute video statement and their written responses to application questions in the voting portal.

Finalists (Alphabetical Order)

• ​Brooke Shepard (Video - Written)
• ​Carlos Carrillo Rosa Lopes (Video - Written)
• ​Daniela Fernanda Cisternas (Video - Written)
• ​Domina Stamas (Video - Written)
• ​Florence Pauline Basubas (Video - Written)
• ​Krishna Bulchandani (Video - Written)
• ​Ophir Ruimi (Video - Written)
• ​Rym Yasmine Chaid (Video - Written)
• ​Sepideh Lashkari (Video - Written)
• ​Shriya Musuku (Video - Written)

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P.S. Please stay tuned for votes on the most recently presented projects or proposals as we resolve a Snapshot voting hiccup.

MoonDAO Events

On September 4th at 3 p.m. ET: we've got a special MoonDAO Town Hall with Loretta Whitesides. Loretta is a Founder Astronaut at Virgin Galactic, creator of SpaceKind, and author of “The New Right Stuff.” We will talk practical tools for leading in the space era and how the space sector can bring out the best in people.

The next SpaceKind training cohort kicks off on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 5pm Pacific for 8 weeks.

In the weeks ahead, we've got a special in-person meetup in Brazil with TWO people that have been to space, including our second astronaut, Dr. Eiman Jahangir. We're excited to see the RSVPs starting to roll in from the local space community in Rio for this exciting, international space meetup.

And we've got Chris Sembroski of the Inspiration4 mission scheduled to join us on September 18th.

RSVP and join us for one of these upcoming talks!

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Eiman Livestream & Documentary Trailer

In case you missed it, last week we had a very special virtual talk with Eiman to celebrate the one-year anniversary of his flight to space, an event made possible by the entire MoonDAO community.

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Eiman has been an incredible representative of MoonDAO and our mission, and we're proud to call him our second astronaut. During the chat, we recapped how he learned he was going to space with MoonDAO, what the flight itself was like, and how his life has changed since then.

Eiman has taken some big steps, including serving as one of Blue Origin's Crewmember 7 that trains future flyers, and doing outreach to numerous local public schools in Nashville to encourage students of all ages to reach for their dreams and persist.

That outreach effort is the subject of a new documentary short that will be premiering in Nashville, TN on September 20th, and he'll also be unveiling the display of his flight suit at the Adventure Science Center museum.

During our live event last week, we got a special sneak peek at the trailer for this inspiring documentary. Be sure to give it a watch!

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Bite-Sized Space News

​India and Japan announce collaboration on Chandrayaan-5 lunar mission: During a visit to Tokyo, Prime Minister Modi revealed a joint lunar mission between India and Japan focused on exploring water and ice on the Moon, marking a major step in Asian space cooperation.

​Canada unveils its first-ever Moon rover: The Canadian Space Agency, together with local tech firms, revealed Canada’s first lunar rover set to conduct surface exploration and scientific experiments later this decade.

​NASA recruiting volunteers to help track Artemis II via amateur ground stations: NASA is seeking technically skilled volunteers to assist in tracking the Artemis II crewed lunar flyby mission in 2026 using amateur S-band and Doppler equipment, building on efforts from Artemis I tracking.

​Space habitats get a high-comfort, modular makeover: Designers and institutes including SAGA, Max Space, Aurelia Institute, and ESA are developing lighter, modular, expandable habitats with comfort-enhancing materials like cork and algae, along with inflatable and self-assembling designs.

​U.S. fast-tracks plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030: The U.S. is accelerating efforts to deploy a 100 kW lunar nuclear reactor to power a future moon base, critical due to the Moon’s long day-night cycles and raising legal and environmental questions.