On November 19th 2014, it was announced that a Kickstarter campaign had begun for Lunar Mission One. Lunar Mission One is the brain child of a UK based team called Lunar Missions LTD. the project plans to bury a time capsule containing digital memory boxes at the moon's south pole.
Lunar Mission One will be in two parts, a public and a private archive. An unmanned robotic lander will be sent to the moon to drill the rock at it's southern pole region. Scientist will have a chance to explore a previously unexplored area of rock that could date back to the beginning of the solar system, some 4.5 billion years ago. The time capsule will be laid after several months of drilling.
The Kickstarter campaign raised $313,000 in its first 24 hours and has managed to garner $500,000 as of November 26th, 2014. The goal is to raise $950,000 by December 18th, 2014. Minimum pledges are set at $1.50, but for $94 or more anyone can reserve a space in the public archive. The expected launch of Lunar Mission One is 2024.
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