In this edition: Documentary Movie Premiere! Executive Election Notice Open Vote: Save the Space Mice Brazil Town Hall + Plus an Exciting Opportunity 👀 Documentary Movie Premiere! Last weekend saw the premiere of the documentary Eiman Jahangir: Lift Off at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville, Tennessee. This mini documentary was filmed by Jerome Moore and highlights Eiman's spaceflight last year and his follow up visits to area schools to inspire the next generation to pursue their...
10 days ago • 2 min read
Chris Sembroski of Inspiration4 Join us tomorrow for a very special town hall with Chris "Hanks" Sembroski, commercial astronaut with the Inspiration4 mission. We’ll explore his path to space, his experiences on orbit, and what it means to carry that mission of inspiration forward. Inspiration4 launched four years ago and was the first orbital spaceflight with only private citizens aboard. It was also part of a charitable effort on behalf of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis,...
16 days ago • 2 min read
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! https://www.moondao.com/wba 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...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
One-Year Spaceflight Anniversary Tomorrow we’re 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. We’ll revisit his incredible journey: from being selected through MoonDAO’s Ticket to Space Sweepstakes, to the experience of launch and microgravity, to how his life has transformed since. MoonDAO 🌜🌐🌛 @OfficialMoonDAO 1/ It was nearly a year ago when we sent our second person to space,...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
MoonDAO x WBA Scholarship Finalists Announced! We’re excited to share that the 10 finalists for the World’s 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: 🥇 1st Prize: $5,000 🥈 2nd Prize: $2,500 🥉 3rd Prize: $1,000 🌍 All other finalists: $500 each Meet the...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
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 NASA’s 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...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Pete Worden at Town Hall: Join us TOMORROW for a conversation with special guest, Pete Worden, of Breakthrough Initiatives and ex-NASA Ames in the Bay Area. He's been one of the lead players in the transition to the new commercial space age and strengthening ties to Silicon Valley. We're super excited to be joined by Pete; he's a legend in the space industry! Read Pete Worden's bio. Please bring your questions, and invite your friends to tune in. We'll also have two new proposals up for...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Retroactive Rewards The votes and calculations are in from our latest retroactive rewards cycle! We’re excited to announce that Sarah@TreasureCorp, Jade, Name.get, Mitchie, and Phil were our top overall project contributors last cycle and will serve on the Senate throughout Q3 to help guide MoonDAO. Special shoutout to Hudlerr and Wais.eth, who were also among our top contributors! We also have the results from the Community Circle, recognizing outstanding independent contributions outside of...
2 months ago • 2 min read
MoonDAO Demo Day Demo Day & Final Reports took place last Thursday, showcasing Q2 project updates and their completed deliverables. We had three projects present their final reports: Treasure.Corp Financial Dashboard MoonDAO Executive Branch Sea & Space London Event If you missed the livestream, you can catch the full recording on our YouTube page. Retroactive Rewards Vote Each of these projects and their contributors is now eligible for retroactive rewards chosen by YOU: our voters and...
3 months ago • 2 min read