Launch of the LifeShip Pyramid on the Moon

We’re launched a pyramid to the Moon! LifeShip launched aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission lunar lander at 1:11AM EST on January 15, 2025 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Aboard this historic mission is the LifeShip Pyramid on the Moon, a small, golden monument designed to celebrate, preserve, and continue the life and culture from Earth.

We are thrilled to place the first plant seed bank and first pyramid on the Moon!

The mission will also deliver 10 NASA science and technology instruments as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, supporting the Artemis program. The Blue Ghost lander will launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Read more about the mission here: Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander to launch to the moon in mid-January with these 10 NASA payloads.

LifeShip hosted a virtual launch party for the community-powered mission. Public viewing areas are available to watch the launch for anyone in Cape Canaveral, Florida. We can't wait to watch with you.

Firefly Blue Ghost lunar lander ready for launch (Credit: Firefly)

A Monument to Life from Earth
The LifeShip Pyramid on the Moon is a monument, seed bank, cultural archive, time capsule, and messenger probe, carrying Earth’s essence beyond. This historic monument represents a giant leap forward in our mission to preserve and continue life from Earth. It is one small step towards spreading life and consciousness across the cosmos. Its timeless geometric form symbolizes humanity’s resilience and monumental achievements, while its placement on the Moon honors our boundless spirit of exploration and expansion. This is a mission in service to life from Earth.

LifeShip Pyramid with plant seeds and NanoFiche layers (Credit: LifeShip)

The Pyramid on the Moon is mounted onto Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander and ready for launch.


LifeShip Pyramid on the Moon mounted on Blue Ghost (Credit: Firefly)

Packed Full of Life and Knowledge

Inside this miniature yet information-rich pyramid:

• Plant Seeds from 100 species. A global seed bank of our most common plants that humans have relied upon for thousands of years.
• The complete human genome, digitized into Cerabyte ceramic storage designed to last a billion years. We've eternalized the human blueprint.
• The code for an AI Large Language Model (LLM) trained as humanity’s messenger probe.
• Sacred waters and crystals from 33 sites worldwide.
• Stories, wishes, and prayers from 25,000 people.
• All of Wikipedia, encoded in DNA, in partnership with Arch Mission Foundation and printed in DNA by Catalog.
• A message to future civilizations by the Interstellar Foundation.
• Collections from MoonDAO, Copernic Space, United Planet, The Museum of Ideas, and more.
• Foundational documents including The US constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and Bill of Rights. The UN Declaration of Human Rights.
• The book Lunar Legacy—a story based on Ben's life mission. Get the book!
• Blockchain wallets stored in molecular DNA with Iridia and Ocean Protocol.
• Featured art collections stored on NanoFiche from artists Amy Karle, Richelle Ellis, Ed Kac, and gallery collections by MoonMars, LunARC, and Lunar Codex.

 Art on LifeShip by Amy Karle, Richelle Ellis, and the MoonMars Museum (left). Plant seeds and Adsum by Ed Kac ​preserved in Synthetic Amber Polymer inside the pyramid (right). (Credit: LifeShip)

The spacecraft will spend 25 days in Earth orbit before performing a translunar-injection burn to begin a four-day transit to orbit around the moon.

Firefly Blue Ghost lunar lander ready for launch (Credit: Firefly)