We've already launced on three missions to space. We aim to go to the Moon about once a year and are working with several lunar landing companies to get on the most exciting upcoming missions.
Mission Schedule
NOW BOARDING
Moon Mission with Astrolab on Starship
We're on the Astrolab Flex rover on the first SpaceX Starship mission to the Moon. It will be one of the most exciting space missions in human history!
Rocket: SpaceX Starship | Lunar Mission 1
Rover: Astrolab Flex Rover
Destination: Mare Crisium, Moon
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch Timing: ~2026
MISSIONS IN PROGRESS & COMPLETED MISSIONS
Moon Mission - Firefly Blue Ghost (Shipped, awaiting launch)
Goes on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Firefly Blue Ghost lunar lander. We're sending a pyramid shaped monument to the Moon with a plant seed bank, plant DNA bank, and knowledge archive.
Rocket: SpaceX Falcon 9
Lander: Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost
Destination: Mare Crisium, Moon
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch Timing: November 2024
Moon Mission 1 - Launched to the distance of the Moon
LifeShip’s first mission to the Moon was part of the Arch Mission Lunar Library II that blasted off in early 2024. The lander made it the distance of the Moon. A fuel leak prevented the lander from landing on the Moon and it was ultimately brought back to Earth and burned up in the atmosphere.
Rocket: ULA Vulcan Centaur
Spacecraft: Astrobotic Peregrine
Destination: Gruithuisen Domes, Moon
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch Timing: January 2024
SpaceX Crew-5 (Successfully Completed Mission)
LifeShip’s second successful mission launched to the ISS on Nasa's Crew-5 with four astronauts onboard. The capsule contained DNA from thousands of humans and 500 species representing plants native to 6 continents and 100 of our most common food crops. The LifeShip community joined live for the exciting launch party.
Rocket: SpaceX Falcon 9
Spacecraft: Crewed Dragon
Destination: International Space Station
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch Timing: October 5, 2022
SpaceX Crew-4 (Successfully Completed Mission)
LifeShip’s first successful mission to space was in partnership with Nasa and launched with astronauts to the ISS. It contained the DNA of over a thousand people and may be the first off-world DNA seed bank. The LifeShip community watched a thrilling live launch.
Rocket: SpaceX Falcon 9
Spacecraft: Crewed Dragon
Destination: International Space Station
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch Timing: April 27, 2022