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:
π₯ 1st Prize: $5,000
π₯ 2nd Prize: $2,500
π₯ 3rd Prize: $1,000
All other finalists: $500 each
Please submit 100% of your voting power to the candidate or candidates that you believe deserve to win the top scholarships. Remember: You must confirm your vote in your wallet after clicking Submit Distribution.
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.
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 βThe New Right Stuff.β 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.
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.
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!
βCanada unveils its first-ever Moon rover: The Canadian Space Agency, together with local tech firms, revealed Canadaβs first lunar rover set to conduct surface exploration and scientific experiments later this decade.
βSpace 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.
One-Year Spaceflight Anniversary Tomorrow weβre excited to welcome back Dr. Eiman Jahangir for a very special MoonDAO Town Hall, marking the one-year anniversary of his NS-26 spaceflight with Blue Origin. Weβll revisit his incredible journey: from being selected through MoonDAOβs Ticket to Space Sweepstakes, to the experience of launch and microgravity, to how his life has transformed since. MoonDAO πππ @OfficialMoonDAO 1/ It was nearly a year ago when we sent our second person to space,...
MoonDAO x WBA Scholarship Finalists Announced! Weβre excited to share that the 10 finalists for the Worldβs Biggest Analog (WBA) Scholarship Awards have been selected! These incredible candidates are preparing to take part in the largest space simulation of its kind, and now it's up to YOU, the MoonDAO community, to help decide how the $12,000 scholarship pool is awarded. Scholarship Awards: π₯ 1st Prize: $5,000 π₯ 2nd Prize: $2,500 π₯ 3rd Prize: $1,000 π All other finalists: $500 each Meet the...
Upcoming Events We've got some great events coming up in the next few weeks... Join us tomorrow (8/14) for an exclusive conversation with planetary science legend Alan Stern, the man who led NASAβs New Horizons mission to Pluto. This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from one of the most influential figures in modern space exploration. The following week (8/21), you'll have a chance to meet the applicants for the World's Biggest Analog scholarships, and the community will vote on...
