Australian art bound for the Moon aboard Lunar Codex project time capsule

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An artist from Wollongong has given new meaning to reaching for the stars. His work has been included in a time capsule bound for the moon. But after a successful rocket launch the mission has suffered a major technical issue. And with less than 40 hours of fuel left scientists are scrambling to figure-out what to do next.

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00:00 All eyes to the sky as the Peregrine Lunar Lander embarks on a journey into space.

00:07 But unlike previous launches, this one contains some of humanity's finest creative works.

00:12 And one of them was made in this tiny art studio on the New South Wales South Coast.

00:17 It was a work that dealt with different subjects from Space Odyssey.

00:22 I've actually included that, so there's something kind of providential about having

00:27 that included in this work.

00:29 The Wollongong High School art teacher is one of 30,000 creators from around the world

00:34 whose art has been digitised for the time capsule.

00:37 It's incredible being a part of that.

00:39 Soon after last night's launch, the spacecraft experienced technical issues, including a

00:43 fuel leak.

00:45 Engineers are now deciding whether to hard land the rocket or to let it pass the moon

00:49 to gather data.

00:50 This project was conceived by Canadian physicist Samuel Peralta.

00:55 We're taking a slice of contemporary life, our literary, our arts, our music, some film,

01:04 and for this time, for this era, we're sending it up.

01:07 But whether the time capsule's final destination is the moon or beyond, it's an out of this

01:12 world experience for John Kennedy.

01:15 It still amazes me that, and we're absolutely grateful that they created this opportunity

01:22 to include our work.

01:25 Science, reaching for the final frontier.

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