About our mission
The Aleph-1 mission, which will involve a number of firsts in space travel history, will place a carefully selected set of seeds and plants on the moon. Once on the lunar surface, we aim to show growth (germination and/or growth from dormant plant state) within the first 72 hours of landing.
The motivation for such a mission comes from humanity’s passion to explore and see life thrive in barren landscapes. We see the Aleph-1 payload as the first step towards our eventual goal of providing plants for food, medicine, oxygen production and general wellbeing for future astronauts inhabiting the moon and beyond.
How you can be involved
We'll be connecting with schools across Australia to run learning activities and modules covering the engineering, astrophysics and biological science aspects of our mission.
We are developing a range of ways that schools, teachers and students can participate - from DIY growth experiments, right through to electronics, 3D printing and coding. If you're a teacher, please reach out via the contact form below to register your interest. If you're a student, please reach out to your teachers to see if your school is participating!
Our team represents a growing number of universities across Australia and internationally. We'll be involving undergraduate and postgraduate students in a number of elements of our project along the way. If you'd like to be a part of our mission, please reach out via the contact form below.
If you're not a student, you can still be involved! Our outreach activities are open to anyone of any age. With challenges, experiment kits and data portals, we'll engage expertise and innovative ideas from anyone who wants to be involved.
What you can do...
Have your say...
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Get in Touch!
To find out more about how you or your school or university can get involved, reach out to us via the contact form below: