Cultural Legacies on the Lunar Surface

Abstract

Cheryl was an early adopter of the “To The Moon” initiative by Copernic Space and Lifeship’s inclusive cultural and scientific assets, both libraries of work to be stored in specially radiation insulated time capsules on upcoming lunar lander missions. Both initiatives invited her to contribute creative content to their time capsules. This particular lunar mission will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket out of Cape Canaveral, mounted on the Firefly Blue Ghost One Lander, and scheduled to land on the lunar surface inside Mare Crisum, in the center of an ancient volcano Mons Latreille. The mission will be actively conducting experiments for about two weeks after landing on the lunar surface before freezing over, preserved for perpetuity on the moon for later generations far in the future to discover. Details about this launch are available at https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6794. Copernic Space is hosting payload space for Space Art and other innovative space assets featured in its “Spaceibles” NFT catalog, and Lifeship offers a variety of ways to participate in their space-based time capsule initiative, including creative content, but also contributing other digitized items of personal meaning, along with indigenous histories and animal plant and even human DNA. Implications for a unique space commerce structure and a viable inclusive space economy exist in this realm of cultural sharing and exchange. If said time capsule is discovered more or less intact and deciphered thousands perhaps even millions of years from now, will we be the “Rosetta Stone” for our era in this form? Cultural and ethical questions arise with regard to depositing records of humankind and earth records on the lunar surface. How should we in the space community respond to initiatives like this?

An essential bio

Cheryl Gallagher, known professionally as Madhavi Devi, is a multifaceted active professional artist and musician who has made significant and unique contributions to the fields of ambient electronic music and visual arts. Her work, characterized by spiritual depth and transcendental qualities, has earned her recognition within the New Age and ambient music communities and the creative arts community. She is also known as a strong advocate in the aerospace community for human cultural evolution through her published articles, produced videos and project support for various organizations contributing to positive and advanced human physical and cultural development in space. She also has a Master’s Degree in Adult Education with a focus on Program Administration, she’s a graduate of a fine arts program in Sonoma, CA, and she also has versatile skills in many digital creative production realms, social media platforms, website design, and various AI tools. She’s a voting member of the Recording Academy (Grammys) and an active member of the International Association of Artists and the International Association of Aeronautical Artists. She is also active in a variety of space initiatives and NGOs, including Space Renaissance International, and has leadership roles in several space initiatives and NGOs, such as Asgardia, Spaceborne United, and ASRI. Based in Austin, Texas, Cheryl Gallagher’s (Madhavi Devi) commitment to personal and collective evolution is evident in both her art and her advocacy. She is deeply involved in promoting human cultural evolution, particularly in the context of space exploration, where she sees an opportunity for humanity to transcend its current limitations in the outer space environments planned for the future. She supports organizations dedicated to this overall vision, in general as well as research on specific aspects of human evolution, such as reproduction in space, and legacy projects that accurately documenting Earth’s history for future generations. For more information, visit Cheryl Gallagher (Madhavi Devi)’s official website www.madhavidevi.com.

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