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Send Your Work to the Moon

The cosmos has always carried the best of us. Now there's a channel — for individual artists, independent brands, and cultural rights-holders — to send work above the atmosphere.

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CHANNEL

Application-only

RANGE

Earth orbit · Moon

01 / Why

Cultural objects have always traveled with us.

Humans have been sending the best of themselves into the unknown for thousands of years — bronzes, scrolls, songs, films. Into space, since 1969. ACEE Space continues that line.

Apollo 11 commemorative plaque on the lunar surface

1969 · APOLLO 11

"We came in peace for all mankind."

The first cultural artifact on the Moon — a commemorative plaque under the LM ladder. The first sentence of human cosmic culture.

1971 · PING-PONG

"A small ball moved a big globe."

Nine American athletes crossed into China. Half a century of people-to-people exchange followed — culture moved before politics could.

55 · anniversary

1977 · VOYAGER

"A gift from a small distant world."

Two golden records launched on Voyager 1 & 2. 116 images. 55 languages of greeting. 90 minutes of music. Humanity introducing itself to the cosmos.

NASA · still traveling

02 / What Travels

From two civilizations · one moon.

Cultural artifacts move both ways above the atmosphere. From the East, calligraphy and bronze and jade. From the West, cinema and jazz and craft. ACEE carries them.

Eastern cultural champion with golden calligraphy scroll on the Moon

东 · EAST

The Scroll-Bearer

Calligraphy and painted scrolls. Heritage craft and porcelain. Jade and bronze. Folded fans and ink.

Western cultural champion with torch and golden cinema film on the Moon

西 · WEST

The Torch-Bearer

Cinema and jazz. Vinyl and Hollywood. Industrial design. The American century, exported in objects.

A procession of Eastern cultural artifacts floating toward Earth — scroll, jade seal, bronze tripod, red lantern, fan, guqin, bronze sword

东 · ARTIFACTS

The fleet from the East — scroll, jade seal, bronze tripod, lantern, folding fan, guqin.

A procession of Western cultural artifacts floating toward Earth — cinema reel, saxophone, vinyl record, retro space helmet, torch, Hollywood star, cowboy hat, electric guitar

西 · ARTIFACTS

The fleet from the West — film reel, saxophone, vinyl, helmet, torch, star, hat, guitar.

When the East meets the West above the atmosphere, neither wins. The work travels — that's the point.

03 / For Whom

Individual artists. Independent brands. Cultural IP.

FOR / 01

Individual Artists

Painters, sculptors, calligraphers, digital artists, photographers — any individual creator with an original work suitable for space-rated payload classification.

· Original work attribution
· HTS 9701-9705 classification
· Public manifest inclusion

FOR / 02

Independent Brands

Heritage craft, design houses, cultural-product brands, and independent labels that own their IP and operate without government-entity ownership.

· KYC + ownership disclosure
· Trademark / IP clearance
· Brand-tier mission integration

FOR / 03

Cultural IP Holders

Games, animation, literature, music — licensing only. ACEE accepts cultural IP for symbolic-payload artifact embodiment; no IP transfer, no equity, no co-development.

· Limited license, defined scope
· No IP transfer
· No equity, no co-development

State-affiliated entities and government-owned enterprises are not eligible.

04 / Apply

How to apply.

Application-only. No deposit at this stage — mission scope and cost negotiated post-review.

STEP / 01

Send intent

Email culture@acee.space with name, applicant type, brief description, and destination (LEO / Lunar).
STEP / 02

Receive checklist

ACEE responds within 5 business days with a KYC + IP-clearance + content-review checklist tailored to your application type.
STEP / 03

SOW finalized

Statement of Work negotiated post-review, defining payload scope, mission timeline, cost, and contractual indemnities.
STEP / 04

Integration

Payload integrated into a SpaceX rideshare manifest (LEO) or a CLPS-class lunar lander manifest (Lunar) per the SOW.

Email culture@acee.space →

05 / Guardrails

What we accept · What we don't.

✓ Accepted

Original art (HTS 9701-9705), heritage craft, licensed cultural IP embodiments, independent-brand artifacts, apolitical creative work.

✕ Not accepted

State-affiliated payloads, politically sensitive themes, weaponized mechanisms (ITAR USML Cat I-IV), hazardous materials, active RF or Earth-pointing imaging.

06 / Legal Foundations

Operating under established US law

ACEE Space is a Delaware-incorporated entity. The program operates within established US legal frameworks — no special exemptions, no novel interpretations. Foundations are public, durable, rooted in decades of statute and case law.

DOC / 01

IEEPA Berman Amendment

50 USC §1702(b)(3) gives "artworks" categorical statutory immunity. First Amendment roots.

DOC / 02

HTS Chapter 97

Original paintings (9701), engravings (9702), sculptures (9703) enter duty-free under base classification.

DOC / 03

FAA Part 450

51 USC §50901+ commercial space framework. Carriers operate under FAA Part 450 licenses; ACEE integrates as customer payload.

DOC / 04

License Exception CSA

2024-10 BIS/DDTC space-export reform — Commercial Space Activities license exception for cultural payloads.

Operational scope: open to individuals and independent (non-state-affiliated) brands and IP holders. OFAC SDN screening on every application.