samuel stubblefield

INTRODUCTION

LUNAR PRESERVE 00001 establishes the first nature preserve and first landform artwork on the Moon.

The project uses the wheel imprints of the Astrolab FLIP rover to draw a circular boundary at the lunar South Pole. This project merges art, planetary stewardship, and historic cultural opportunity, positioning sponsors as foundational patrons of off-Earth culture.

PHASE I: As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, the lander and FLIP rover are launched toward the lunar South Pole, beginning their transit to the Nobile Crater region.

PHASE II: The rover will land on the lunar surface and will navigate to a hibernation zone within the Nobile Crater region.

PHASE III: Once at the hibernation zone, the rover will begin to “draw” a circle using the imprints of its wheels to demarcate a protected zone, the first off-Earth nature preserve, and the first landform art in space.

PHASE IV: Finally, the rover will complete a contiguous circle and begin to broadcast an internationally-recognized beacon, instructing other spacecraft and lunar vehicles to avoid disrupting the zone around the rover.

SPONSORSHIP FEE OVERVIEW

Sponsorship Fee: $3,000,000 USD

• $1.75m down

• $1.25m on mission success

Fee inclusions:

• Fees include professional promotion of the project

• $500k for project promotion (full amount paid in advance of mission)

• $250k for single-sponsor investor relations role (or $125k paid on mission failure), along with Executive Producer credit.

NOTES:

• Risk

• Space is a challenging, high-risk environment. While all worthwhile things are risky, sponsors and partners must be comfortable with the involved risk. This mission has multiple opportunities to fail during launch, landing, and rover deployment and operations. $2,375,000 (82.5%) will be refunded to Sponsor for failure to launch.

• Delays of Launch

• The rover is expected to launch in Q2 of 2026, however launch delays are  possible.

• Corporate sponsors are welcome.

• Sponsor logos can be included on the rover chassis and/or projected onto the lunar surface for an additional fee.

• Sponsors are invited to visit and take photos with the rover in the lab prior to launch.

• Sponsors are invited to watch the launch.

• Sponsors are invited to Mission Control to watch lunar activities, in real-time, alongside the crew.

• Several cameras are mounted to the rover. Video and photos from the mission will be available to the Sponsor(s).

INVESTOR NOTES

Historic Role
The first off-Earth nature preserve, the first landform artwork in space, and one of humanity’s earliest constructed sites on the lunar surface — a permanent cultural asset.

Global Media Moment
High probability of front-page coverage across science, culture, art, and aerospace outlets, amplified by the rising public focus on lunar activity.

Category Creation
A founding moment for the off-Earth art movement, timed precisely as commercial access to space accelerates.

Brand Alignment
Sponsors become associated with lunar stewardship, responsible exploration, and the cultural narrative of humanity’s expansion beyond Earth.

IP Portfolio
Opportunities for naming rights, licensing, NFTs, limited-edition physical and digital artifacts, branded content, and mission-aligned product collaborations.

Longevity
The preserve’s boundary will endure for centuries to millennia due to the Moon’s static environment and lack of weather or erosion.

INQUIRE FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: samuel@samuelstubblefield.com / +1.206.399.4840