Dear fellow Nouners,
How do we make going to space more fun? Nouns.
Uplift Aerospace is inviting Nouns to co-sponsor the Space+5 astronaut training.
This is a unique opportunity for the Nouns DAO to participate in the first Web3 funded astronaut training where an AI humanoid robot will be training as an astronaut. Sponsorship of the astronaut training would generate awareness for Nouns DAO in the viewership range of 20M+ impressions worldwide (the Inspiration4 civilian mission generated 135 Billion impressions and 100,000+ unique social media posts throughout the mission - LINK).
When the world sees the Space+5 and Bina48 floating weightlessly on the ZeroG flight, wearing the custom Noggles created by BigshotKlim for Mike Mongo and crew, it will begin the proliferation of the Nouns meme throughout space.
A collaboration from Nouns Dao will also support the Space+5’s philanthropic mission directive of opening up access to space for people with disabilities. As part of the astronaut training, Space+ is collaborating with the nonprofit AstroAccess and the University of Arizona’s Center for Human Space Exploration to create an astronaut training program for individuals with disabilities - the first of its kind. The Space+5 astronaut training will have three individuals with disabilities join, which a Nouns x Space+ collaboration would make possible.
Collaboration Opportunity:
If we choose to sponsor Space+5, our goal would be to make the mission as Nounish as possible and maximize awareness for NounsDAO and Web3.
- Nouns can be featured throughout all phases of the Space+5 astronaut training including interviews, television, newspapers, magazines, podcasts, audio rooms, speaking engagements, and special events.
- Select members of the Nouns community will have access to the astronaut training and Zero-G flight featuring Web3 artists.
- Co-branded mission patch (physical and digital).
- We can put Nouns branding on the astronaut flight suits and have the crew wear Nouns glasses throughout all phases of the astronaut training.
- The mission will be aired and promoted by Space+5’s media partner, 97th Floor (LINK). Space+ is also working with the same team that filmed the Inspiration4 documentary that was later picked up by Netflix (LINK). Nouns community members will be featured in this documentary of the mission.
The Mission:
- September: The leadup to the mission has started this week as our crew is attending the International Astronautical Congress, the premier annual event for the space industry held in Paris this year.
- October: The crew, AI humanoid robot, and AstroAccess ambassadors will undergo weightlessness training during a ZeroG flight from NASA’sKennedy Space Center. An accompanying exploration of art creation in space will take place during the ZeroG flight, with 100% of the artwork made by Web3 artists during the flight donated to the nonprofit AstroAccess to support their mission to advance disability inclusion in space.
- November: The crew, AI humanoid robot, and AstroAccess ambassadors will undergo spacesuit and spacecraft egress training at the Biosphere2 in collaboration with the University of Arizona’s Center for Human Space Exploration. This will be the first commercial astronaut training specifically designed to include individuals with disabilities with the goal of furthering disability inclusion in space.
- The actual space mission will involve the Space+5 crew and an A.I.humanoid flying into suborbit (similar to the first NASA Mercury missions). After the Space+5 astronaut training, our team will submit a separate proposal for Nouns to join the mission to space.
How Does it Benefit Nouns
- Increased global awareness for Nouns DAO and the strengthening of the Nouns brand, via the 20+ million global impressions that the collaboration is expected to generate.
- Strengthened historical significance of Nouns DAO by being the first project to enable a Web3 focused astronaut training program, the first A.I. humanoid robot (Bina48) to train as a commercial astronaut,and the first Web3 brand to receive significant coverage and exposure as part of a space mission.
- Permit Raffle for 2 members of Nouns community to receive open access to astronaut training events, including ZeroG weightlessness training by NASA astronauts, and spacesuit and spacecraft training at the Biosphere2 in conjunction with the Center for Human Space Exploration
- Impact for Good
- Support a J.E.D.I. multiplanetary future (Just, Equitable, Diverse, Inclusive – Credit: Astronaut and Space+5 Ambassador Dr. Sian Proctor):
- The Space+5 astronaut training will allow 3 ambassadors from AstroAccess to join the first commercial astronaut training specifically developed to include people with disabilities to undergo astronaut training and prepare for space flight.
- The ZeroG flight will include 10 artists who will create phygital artwork in a weightless environment, which will later be auctioned off with 100% of the proceeds benefiting AstroAccess.
- Research: Empower a multiplanetary future by furthering research on the value of A.I. technology for space exploration:
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- Understand Bina48’s spaceflight readiness level.
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- Developing A.I.algorithms to support human crew missions and A.I. locomotive abilities while in space environments.
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About the Space+5
Space+5 Official Announcement at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris:
Space+5 is a five person astronaut class pioneering culture in space through historic activations that focus on three key pillars: Research, Art, and Philanthropy. The class includes Ruben Salinas, Sydney Hamilton, Mike Mongo, Trent Tresch, and Joan Melendez-Misner. Ruben Salinas is the first Space+5 astronaut candidate selected for our upcoming spaceflight with Blue Origin.
The five individuals that form the Space+5 astronaut class are a diverse group from the Web3 community, who each uniquely represent the essential belief that space is for everyone. The Space+5 are training as commercial astronauts to accompany an A.I. to space while exploring the limits of human creative and technological capabilities.
For the Space+5 philanthropic mission directive, the mission is to raise funds for a phenomenal non-profit called AstroAccess that is advancing disability inclusion opportunities in space. 100% of donations raised, both artwork and cryptocurrency, will be donated to AstroAccess.
Background: The idea for the mission was conceived by Josh Hanes and his team at Uplift Aerospace, a company building the Web3 infrastructure that allows private assets ownership in space (satellites, vehicles, data) to be owned and transferred as NFTs, which is part of their agreement with NASA for the International Space Station.
The Space+5 mission follows in the footsteps of the Inspiration4 all-civilian astronaut mission, and aims to generate awareness around the benefits of Web3 and A.I. for space exploration, and the necessity of increased inclusivity in space. The Space+5 mission started by launching an NFT project to fund the mission, which was originally going to send just one astronaut to space. The community selected a total of five astronaut candidates and lobbied to send all five to space. With the support of Nouns DAO and other sponsors, we can make this vision a reality.
Meet the Space+5 Astronaut Class
RUBEN SALINAS: Ruben “Lightyear” Salinas is a Latino medtech serial entrepreneur, government advisor, and activist supporting underrepresented leaders in life sciences.
JOAN MELENDEZ-MISNER: Joan is an Integration Engineer at NASA working on space & asteroid planetary defense missions.
MIKE MONGO: Astronaut teacher & NFT creator Mike is the author of The Astronaut Instruction
Manual, host of Mike Mongo’s Astronaut Adventures on YouTube, and founder of Astronaut Job Camp at SaxaVord Spaceport.
SYDNEY HAMILTON: Sydney is the 1st African-American to win the Space & Satellite Professionals International Promise Award.
TRENT TRESCH: Trent is a founder of the University of Arizona’s Center for Human Space Exploration who spends his days flight-testing hardware, building spacesuits, and training others
in spacecraft rescue.
TEAM (Space+)
Emily Higgins - Director of Space+
Josh Hanes - CEO
Caroline Geraghty - Director of Astronaut Experiences
Jeffrey Johnson - Director of Operations
Eric Willeitner - Director of Engineering
Advisors
Dr. Sian Proctor - Astronaut & 1st black woman spacecraft pilot, artist
Kyle Schember - Founder of Subtractive, film producer, web3 creator, Co-creator of Inspiration4 web3 St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital fundraiser
CL7 - Art Dealer, Collector, Investor
Chris Bennett - Investor, collector, founder of 97th Floor
LINKs
Our Ask & Budget Breakdown
We are asking for a total of 235 ETH (Converted to USDC immediately)
- Astronaut training for assessing readiness levels of an A.I. robots. Includes chartered ZeroG flight for Bina48, Bina48 tech team, Space+5 AstroAccess Ambassadors: 133.9ETH
- Customized spacesuit & astronaut training program for people with disabilities. Co-sponsored by the University of Arizona’s Center for Human Space Exploration: 101.1ETH
Thank You to Nouns Community!
Noun53 - For believing in the Space+ vision of proliferating the meme to space!
Noun22 - For feedback, support, and guidance on our proposal
Benbodhi - Connecting us with Nouns and creating the initial vision between Mike Mongo, Toady, and Noun53 during the 24 hours Nouns Twitter Space
Toady - For feedback and support of our proposal and the amazing Mike Mongo Noun artwork!
BigshotKlim and https://www.bigshottoyworks.com/ - For creating and sending the incredible Mike Mongo inspired Noggles (Monggles) for the Space+5 for astronaut training and to bring to space!