DHL MoonBox explained

DHL MoonBox[1] [2] [3] was a mementos box that was launched to the Moon[4] [5] on Astrobotic Technology's[6] Peregrine Lunar Lander in 2024. 151 MoonBox capsules, also known as "Moonpods", were made by DHL, each containing items intended to be shipped to the lunar surface. The capsules measured up to 1 inch wide and 2 inches high (2.5 by 5.1 cm), and contained items from the USA, UK, Canada, Nepal, Germany and Belgium. The items included stories written by children and a rock from Mount Everest. DHL also included a data stick which contained 100,000 images from those who responded to its "Who do you love to the moon and back?" campaign.[7] [8] [9]

Landing of the Peregrine on the moon was later abandoned due to a propellant leak. It re-entered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed on 18 January 2024.[10]

The payloads in the Moonbox include:

CountryNameAgency, company or person
United StatesMora Moon Museum[11] Project Mora
Anthony Henderson
United StatesGray Crater 1SWIRVRO
CanadaThe Lunar Codex[12] Incandence
United StatesConrad Moonwalker Drive[13] The Conrad Foundation
United StatesI Need More Moon[14] TJ Cooney
United Statesmoon my nameIan Sager
United StatesHopeMoonshot[15] Pennsylvania State University
United StatesDigital Files[16] Future Grind
CanadaMoonstone[17] Incandence
Astro Liz’s Lab Sticker[18] Elizabeth Norman Astro Liz’s Lab
BelgiumBelgium2theMoon Timecapsule[19] Belgium2theMoon[20]
Apollo RemasteredAndy Saunders
GermanyToTheMoonWithDHL[21] [22] DHL
United StatesKennywood Token[23] [24] [25] Heinz History Center
United StatesInternational Library on the MoonWriters on the Moon[26]
United StatesMoonBoxMrBeast[27]
NepalNepal Robotics payload[28] Nepal Robotics Project
United StatesConsmith CapsuleMatthew Congrove
United StatesDogecoin to the moonDogecoin
United Statesu/Valphon[29]
United StatesHowdy Bots - FRC #6377
United StatesBalko Public School
United StatesBig Brothers Big Sisters of America
Into the Red // PRE-SAVE TO THE MOON[30]
United StatesOhio PC Solutions[31]
Canada2 the Moon! For Real[32]
United StatesGadgetNate
United StatesCivil Air Patrol and Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility[33]
United StatesThe Earthling Project[34]
Great Baddow High School
Canada United StatesWriters on the Moon: Stories by 133 authorshttps://www.writersonthemoon.com
FranceVLC Lunar Time CapsuleVLC media player

https://lunartimecapsule.space/

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shooting off into outer space with DHL: the first commercial payload transport to the Moon is ready for launch. July 11, 2017.
  2. Web site: How Logistics Can Power the Future of Space Travel. December 1, 2022. DHL.
  3. Web site: INSIGHTS Mission to the moon. September 2019. November 30, 2022. DHL.
  4. News: Belam . Martin . 2024-01-08 . Nasa Peregrine 1 launch: Vulcan Centaur rocket carrying Nasa moon lander lifts off in Florida – live updates . 2024-01-08 . the Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  5. Web site: DHL to literally offer shipments to the moon. Trans.INFO.
  6. Web site: Now you can send a package to the moon with the DHL MoonBox™. Bart. Noëth. July 5, 2017.
  7. Web site: 2024-01-08 . Lunar shipping: DHL delivers customer mementos to the moon . 2024-05-11 . DHL Group.
  8. Web site: March 2021 . Delivered explores the lunar surface with Astrobotic’s Michael Provenzano . 2024-05-11 . DHL Group.
  9. Web site: 2024-01-08 . DHL delivering Everest rock, meme coin to moon on Astrobotic lander . 2024-05-11 . collectSPACE.
  10. Web site: Fisher . Kristin . Wattles . Jackie . 2024-01-08 . Peregrine mission abandons Moon landing attempt after suffering 'critical' fuel loss . 2024-01-09 . CNN . en.
  11. Web site: Project Mora Moon Museum . 2024-01-08 . projectmora.com.
  12. Web site: The Lunar Codex. 2021-03-24. Incandence.
  13. Web site: MOON BOX. Conrad Challenge.
  14. Web site: Send Your Name to the Moon (Free). www.youtube.com.
  15. Web site: Hope Moonshot. 2021-02-06. Readiness Institute at Penn State.
  16. Web site: To The Moon. 2021-02-06. Future Grind.
  17. Web site: Project Moonstone. 2021-02-24. Incandence.
  18. Web site: Astro Liz - A Guest Blog Post . 26 November 2023 .
  19. Web site: BELGIUM 2THE MOON. BELGIUM 2THE MOON.
  20. Web site: Belgium2theMoon Timecapsule. 2021-03-02. Belgium2theMoon.
  21. Web site: Love you to the Moon and back. DHL InMotion.
  22. Web site: DHL is Now Sending Your Selfies to the Moon. Angelina Der. Arakelian. March 14, 2021. Medium.
  23. Web site: Pittsburghers vote to send Kennywood token to the moon. Mary. Pickels. February 15, 2019. TribLIVE.com.
  24. Web site: Mericle. Julia. 15 February 2019. Kennywood Park token to be sent to the moon. 2021-05-02. www.bizjournals.com.
  25. Web site: Mervis. Scott. 15 February 2019. Pittsburghers will send a Kennywood token to the moon. live. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107233456/https://www.post-gazette.com/life/recreation/2019/02/15/Pittsburghers-will-send-a-Kennywood-token-moon-Astrobotic-MoonBox-heinz-history-center/stories/201902150098 . 2020-11-07 .
  26. Web site: A ragtag fleet of stories for a lunar time capsule. 2021-02-22. Writers on the Moon.
  27. Web site: Andrew Parsonson. 2021-01-24. YouTuber MrBeast purchases space aboard NASA-sponsored Astrobotic Moon mission. 2021-02-06. Rocket Rundown.
  28. Web site: From Drones at Everest to Robots on the Moon!. Nepal Robotics Project.
  29. Web site: You can send something to the Moon, for free! I'm creating a Lunar time capsule via Reddit - Sending up to 10mb of data to the Moon for up to 100,000 people!. January 26, 2021.
  30. Web site: Sheffield band's new single set to blast off to the Moon. www.thestar.co.uk.
  31. Web site: Moonbox - Ohio PC Solutions. October 22, 2020.
  32. Web site: Project Overview - Topics - Xrp Chat. 27 July 2017 .
  33. Web site: More than 27,000 Civil Air Patrol Names Headed to the Moon | CNF. cnf.cornell.edu.
  34. Web site: La Jornada: Enviarán al espacio un mensaje musical formado por cerca de 10 mil voces. DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios, S. A. de. C.V. January 3, 2021. www.jornada.com.mx.