The allure of space and space travel has long provided a romantic and compelling perspective from which to create, to write, to express oneself.

SpaceArc™ invites people from the world over to participate in the creation of a comprehensive archive of personal expressions including poetry, drawings, essays, written music and photography.

SpaceArc™ draws on mankind’s ancient desire to communicate to the future, much as early man did through cave paintings. Communication to the future is an act of hope and optimism, a belief in tomorrow.

Participation in SpaceArc™ is a thoughtful and introspective process through which ideas and values are identified and expressed as much for the author as for a potential future audience. The SpaceArc™ archive is in essence a collection of personal pages of history.

SpaceArc™ participants include students, families, children and adults, and special interest groups from the world over.

In August of 1994 SpaceArc™ launched the world’s first archive of creative expressions into space. This archive, in geostationary orbit 22,500 miles above the Earth’s equator, contains the personal expressions of more than 47,000 people from around the world, representing 52 countries.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of this remarkable international, multigenerational book of humanity, a second archive, Voice of a Planet, will be compiled and launched into space to remain a testament to creative expression.

A duplicate archive will remain on Earth, accessible via the SpaceArc™ website as an electronic resource for cultural sharing and introspection.

For information on James Ferren, Founder of SpaceArc, click here.

To see an in-depth online video about the SpaceArc program, please click here.