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2016 · Matt Hoerl, Nick Slavin, Nova Spivack

The Arch Mission Foundation develops durable data archives for off-planet storage. Its systems use microscopic nickel discs and multi-layer etching to preserve digital information beyond Earth’s lifespan. The first lunar archive, aboard SpaceIL’s Beresheet lander, contained the English Wikipedia and thousands of books. Additional archives have traveled on SpaceX and Astrobotic missions. One is on permanent display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. The project demonstrates how information design, materials science, and space engineering can merge to preserve culture on a planetary timescale.