Space is not neutral. The race to the Moon is already shaped by military agendas and corporate stakes. If we do nothing, the systems that dominate Earth will define our future beyond it. The Lunar University is our refusal to accept that fate. It’s a call to imagine the Moon as common ground — a place where humanity comes together to learn, debate, and create the systems we actually want to live by. This is not just about who gets to go to space. It’s about who gets to shape its meaning. We have a once-in-history chance to carry our wisdom, our creativity, and our values into the stars — and to do it in a way that serves everyone. The legacy we leave on the Moon will echo for generations. Let’s make it one of collaboration, curiosity, and courage.

Imagine walking into a classroom on the Moon. Outside the window, Earth hangs in the black sky, a reminder of everything we share. Inside, scientists, artists, and storytellers sit side by side, puzzling over how to grow food in lunar soil — and how those same lessons could transform farming back home. In one corner, musicians are composing soundscapes inspired by lunar silence; in another, engineers and ethicists are designing governance systems for shared space. The air hums with ideas that cross borders, languages, and generations.This is the Lunar University — the first permanent learning institution on another world. More than a school, it’s a living laboratory for science, arts, and culture, and a meeting place for anyone ready to explore not just what’s possible in space, but what’s possible for humanity when we learn together.

The pathway to building the Lunar University begins here on Earth. Our strategy unfolds in three interconnected phases — each one moving us from vision to a classroom on the Moon by 2035.
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‍1. Inspire and Excite
We spark imagination and agency, showing people from every background that they belong in the space future.In 2025, our Community Art Gallery landed on the Moon aboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander — carrying contributions from over 30,000 people from marginalized and underrepresented communities across 40+ countries. Future missions will carry Indigenous perspectives to the Moon’s south pole and preserve our collective vision beyond the asteroid belt.

‍2. Engage and Unite
Inspiration becomes action when students, researchers, and institutions design the systems life in space will require.Our flagship First Principles Series invites graduate students from disciplines as diverse as jazz, regenerative systems, and Indigenous cosmology to prototype governance, culture, and survival frameworks for life beyond Earth. These ideas are tested in simulations and analog environments, turning academic insight into applied possibility.

‍3. Build and Operate
As these prototypes accumulate, they feed into the Lunar University Earth Hub — a global network of virtual and physical centers hosted by partner universities, nonprofits, and communities. These hubs act as launchpads, forging partnerships, refining curriculum, and creating the operational backbone for the Lunar University. From this foundation, we will develop a participatory learning infrastructure — co-built by students across cultures, disciplines, and borders, and connected back to Earth through an open, shared knowledge system.

The Lunar University will not be owned by any single corporation, government, existing university, billionaire, or narrow consortium. It will belong to all of us. Built through a global coalition, it will grow from partnerships with educational institutions, space agencies, nonprofits, and communities worldwide. LunARC is not the owner, but the steward — guiding the process so it remains open, inclusive, and collaborative. This is how we go farther: by uniting our strengths and ensuring no one is left behind. The Lunar University will stand as proof that humanity can work together, transcend borders, and build for the common good.