Today is the 50 year anniversary of when our family left our Saigon home on a long journey to America. Working with #MoonMars to preserve this moment, Marieke Feenstra noticed something I had long put in the back of my mind, a beat up T-shirt of Bruce Lee. I was reminded that was my idol growing up and the reason I had decided to adopt my American name Bruce.
To honor this occasion and to honor the #NanoFiche technology I had created, Marieke created a design I will always cherish. It may seem symbolic, but it you look closer, you will find the story of a 50 year journey from when my family took their first bold steps to an unknown future – embedded in Bruce Lee’s face in nano-inscribed texts.
The future is much more certain now. In fact it’s assured for the next 100,000 years on nickel and gold. That story is embedded in the arms and hands. The picture of our landing in Thailand ten days after our escape, is in the top left corner of the frame. All around are treasured photos of the most pivotal moments in our family history from my parents in Vietnam when they were young until now.
This NanoFiche will be part of a larger vault of Humanity. #Astrobotic is sending a GLPH (Galactic Library – Preserve Humanity) made entirely of nickel and gold to the Nobile region of the Moon at the end of 2025 on the Griffin-1 class Lunar Lander.
The GLPH will hold a treasure trove of Humanity including art, science, stories, pivotal moments in human history as an analog format. With human readable glyphs, needing only a simple microscope to decide, everything from university courses to the archive of the Apollo project.
Unlike fragile digital media, Nanofiche withstands lunar extremes, ensuring future generations can access our legacy. This isn’t just an archive. It’s another bold step to immortalize humanity’s stories among the stars.
Anyone can participate. Families, artists, authors. Even universities, museums, and corporations can preserve their legacies forever.
