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Golden Globe Nominated & Emmy Winning Film Producer
Founder of the Lunar Codex

Samuel Peralta, PhD

@Semaphore

Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestseller Golden Globe Nominated & Emmy Winning Film Producer Founder of the Lunar Codex

I'm holding one of the very first Cerabyte ceramic-on-glass media samples, preserving a copy of the U.S. Constitution Cerabyte’s durable ceramic media enables unlimited data preservation and with zero maintenance, energy or media migration to retain the data.

Semaphore's tweet image. I'm holding one of the very first  Cerabyte ceramic-on-glass media samples, preserving a copy of the U.S. Constitution 

Cerabyte’s durable ceramic media enables unlimited data preservation and with zero maintenance, energy or media migration to retain the data.
Semaphore's tweet image. I'm holding one of the very first  Cerabyte ceramic-on-glass media samples, preserving a copy of the U.S. Constitution 

Cerabyte’s durable ceramic media enables unlimited data preservation and with zero maintenance, energy or media migration to retain the data.

The Art Renewal Center has announced that they have posted the finalists for the 18th Int'l ARC Salon Competition artrenewal.org/Salon/Finalists 816 works were selected as finalists. I'm honored to have been one of the judges. Winners will be posted on January 5, 2026.


Astrobotic's Griffin Mission One - with the FLIP rover primary cargo, and carrying the Lunar Codex's Polaris archive via GLPH and MoonBox - has been delayed to its next viable launch window, no earlier than (NET) July 2026 More details via the link --> spaceflightnow.com/2025/10/28/ast…


My TEDx Talk on the #LunarCodex is up on the official channel! > youtube.com/watch?v=DzX6Dx… Please share the link far and wide 🙏 TO THE MOON AND BEYOND How to Get to the Moon in Five Easy Steps by Dr. Samuel Peralta #tedx #tedxtalks #tedxspeaker #ted #tedtalks

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The #LunarCodex literary anthology SEA OF TRANQUILITY will be in the spotlight at the 30th Poets House Showcase in New York, on Dec 13, 2025! SEA OF TRANQUILITY is a literary anthology compiled by the South Florida Writers Association, commissioned as part of the #LunarCodex

Semaphore's tweet image. The #LunarCodex literary anthology SEA OF TRANQUILITY will be in the spotlight at the 30th Poets House Showcase in New York, on Dec 13, 2025!

SEA OF TRANQUILITY is a literary anthology compiled by the South Florida Writers Association, commissioned as part of the #LunarCodex
Semaphore's tweet image. The #LunarCodex literary anthology SEA OF TRANQUILITY will be in the spotlight at the 30th Poets House Showcase in New York, on Dec 13, 2025!

SEA OF TRANQUILITY is a literary anthology compiled by the South Florida Writers Association, commissioned as part of the #LunarCodex

Astrobotic's Griffin-1 continues its progress toward delivering Astrolab’s FLIP rover, its own CubeRover, and other payloads to the Moon. Key milestones have been propulsion and avionics integration, software simulations and payload readiness. __ Photo via Astrobotic

Semaphore's tweet image. Astrobotic's Griffin-1 continues its progress toward delivering Astrolab’s FLIP rover, its own CubeRover, and other payloads to the Moon.

Key milestones have been propulsion and avionics integration, software simulations and payload readiness.

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Photo via Astrobotic

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💠DigitEyes Digitized and engraved on Nano Fiche living forever on the MOON via Lunar Codex Space program and NASA. Details about the painting and the book published about Art on the Moon in the comment @Maliha_z_Art @HelenaIllust @kayla_NFT

MysticRoseNFT's tweet image. 💠DigitEyes
Digitized and engraved on Nano Fiche  living forever on the MOON via Lunar Codex Space program and NASA. 
Details about the painting and the book published about Art on the Moon in the comment
@Maliha_z_Art
 @HelenaIllust
@kayla_NFT

MOON SHOT: THE STORY OF THE LUNAR CODEX* by Samuel Peralta So this is happening... I'm 8,000 words into what's planned to be an 80K-word narrative non-fiction on our shared journey from Earth, to the Moon, and beyond. Wish me luck. ___ *Just a working title 📷

Semaphore's tweet image. MOON SHOT: THE STORY OF THE LUNAR CODEX*
by Samuel Peralta

So this is happening... I'm 8,000 words into what's planned to be an 80K-word narrative non-fiction on our shared journey from Earth, to the Moon, and beyond.

Wish me luck.

___
*Just a working title 📷

MANIFEST FOR THE MOON - the art book of selected work from the #LunarCodex - is here! Here's the link if you haven't ordered your copy yet > shop.snap-collective.com/products/manif… __ Proceeds support publication of new artist monographs. The Lunar Codex makes no revenues from this venture.

Semaphore's tweet image. MANIFEST FOR THE MOON - the art book of selected work from the #LunarCodex - is here!

Here's the link if you haven't ordered your copy yet

> shop.snap-collective.com/products/manif…

__
Proceeds support publication of new artist monographs. The Lunar Codex makes no revenues from this venture.

THE ART SIDE OF THE MOON - the #LunarCodex documentary - is an Official Selection of the 20th Annual Rocket City Short Film Festival!

Semaphore's tweet image. THE ART SIDE OF THE MOON - the #LunarCodex documentary - is an Official Selection of the 20th Annual Rocket City Short Film Festival!

If you're in the area, come see #LunarCodex laureate Bernice Shaller's exhibit "Between Worlds" open this weekend through October 25!

Semaphore's tweet image. If you're in the area, come see #LunarCodex laureate Bernice Shaller's exhibit "Between Worlds" open this weekend through October 25!

NASA’s VIPER mission was originally slated to launch with Astrobotic's Griffin mission, but was pulled back. NASA has now announced its intent to award a CLPS contract to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to deliver VIPER to the Moon’s south pole in late 2027.

Semaphore's tweet image. NASA’s VIPER mission was originally slated to launch with Astrobotic's Griffin mission, but was pulled back. 

NASA has now announced its intent to award a CLPS contract to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to deliver VIPER to the Moon’s south pole in late 2027.

Top perspective of Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander carrying Astrolab's FLIP rover. The #LunarCodex Polaris archives, enclosed in a MoonBox/GLPH canister, will be bolted to the external structure of the lander. ___ Image credit Astrobotic / Astrolab

Semaphore's tweet image. Top perspective of Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander carrying Astrolab's FLIP rover.

The #LunarCodex Polaris archives, enclosed in a MoonBox/GLPH canister, will be bolted to the external structure of the lander.

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Image credit Astrobotic / Astrolab

"Twelve Stones in a Necklace" by Sam Peralta My first attempts to encode poetry into smartphone-readable format were with JAB code. Efficient encoding but less accessible. That led to my trials with QR codes. See my new art on Artsy > artsy.net/artist/sam-per…

Semaphore's tweet image. "Twelve Stones in a Necklace"
by Sam Peralta

My first attempts to encode poetry into smartphone-readable format were with JAB code. Efficient encoding but less accessible. That led to my trials with QR codes. 

See my new art on Artsy
> artsy.net/artist/sam-per…

The Sept 20-27 launch window opens for Canada's first commercial rocket launch, at Atlantic Spaceport Complex SLC-02, in Newfoundland and Labrador This historic launch represents a giant leap forward for Canadian sovereignty, prosperity, and security _ Image credit NordSpace

Semaphore's tweet image. The Sept 20-27 launch window opens for Canada's first commercial rocket launch, at Atlantic Spaceport Complex SLC-02, in Newfoundland and Labrador

This historic launch represents a giant leap forward for Canadian sovereignty, prosperity, and security 

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Image credit NordSpace

"Under the breath a wingbeat of birds" by Sam Peralta Acrylic on canvas, 2023 14" x 14" See this and other works on Artsy > artsy.net/artist/sam-per… The title and the encoded line in the painting form a poetic couplet. Art inspired by Mondrian, smartphone tech, and poetry.


This is the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle It is the platform that will carry the Astrobotic Griffin lander - and #LunarCodex cultural payloads onboard - into Earth orbit, the first milestone on its journey to the Moon #LunarCodex #MissionSix #Polaris #ToTheMoonAndBeyond

Semaphore's tweet image. This is the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle

It is the platform that will carry the Astrobotic Griffin lander - and #LunarCodex cultural payloads onboard - into Earth orbit, the first milestone on its journey to the Moon

#LunarCodex #MissionSix #Polaris 
#ToTheMoonAndBeyond

Yes, dial-up is still a thing. But only until Sept 30, 2025. That's when AOL is finally pulling the plug. apnews.com/article/aol-sh…


The Art Renewal Center (ARC) has announced the semi-finalists to the 18th International ARC Salon! See the list here > artrenewal.org/Salon/SemiFina… Finalists posted Nov 5, and winners posted on Jan 5, 2026. Congratulations to all and good luck in the finals!


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