NASA Assists In Sending Rochester-Made Lunar Library To The Moon
Written by Site Hub on February 24, 2024
NASA, in collaboration with Intuitive Machines, has successfully dispatched a Lunar Library to the moon, featuring technology developed by Stampertech, a Rochester-based company. This initiative is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services. The Lunar Library, etched onto nickel sheets, encompasses the entirety of the English Wikipedia, the Rosetta Project, and a comprehensive digital library of human languages. Bruce Ha, President of Stampertech, remarked on the significance of this mission, highlighting it as their first successful lunar landing after previous attempts faced challenges. The mission aims to preserve human knowledge and civilization in an analog format, akin to how ancient civilizations like the Egyptians and Aztecs have communicated their legacy through hieroglyphics and glyphs. The library is intended as a timeless gift to future generations, ensuring the endurance of human knowledge and culture on the lunar surface.
Source: Rochester First
