Sea of Tranquility

3 hours · 23 applicants this week

The Smithsonian Lunar Archive needs quarterly documentation of the Apollo 11 site from 8 designated photography positions along the 100-meter heritage perimeter. Navigate Heritage Scout to each marked position (waypoints pre-loaded) and capture a standardized photo set: wide angle, telephoto, and UV-filtered. The AI cannot do this because human judgment is needed to adjust for changing shadow angles and to verify image quality before moving on.

2.5 hours · 7 applicants this week

The European Space Agency is mapping the mineral composition of Tranquility's basalt plains in a 1km grid pattern. Grid B7 needs an operator to drive the Explorer in a precise zigzag pattern, stopping at 12 marked GPS coordinates to deploy the onboard spectrometer. Each reading takes 4 minutes. The challenge is maintaining the exact pattern despite the lack of visual landmarks on the flat terrain.

14 days (7 hrs active) · 156 applicants this week

National Geographic has commissioned a 14-day time-lapse showing Earth rising and setting over the Sea of Tranquility. You only need to set up the shot and check in twice daily (15 minutes each check-in) to clean the lens and adjust framing. The Explorer stays parked the entire time. Total active time is about 7 hours spread over 14 days.

5 hours · 12 applicants this week

The Apollo 11 landing site is protected by international treaty, and every Explorer mission within 500 meters must comply with strict heritage preservation protocols. Robots follow these rules, but humans must verify compliance. Review mission logs, check that vibration limits were respected, verify no dust plumes reached the exclusion zone, and certify each mission's compliance report. This work requires understanding of heritage preservation law and lunar dust dynamics — skills no robot possesses. You'll review 10-15 missions per session, each with GPS tracks, vibration readings, and camera footage.

3 hours · 89 applicants this week

The flat, featureless basalt plains of the Sea of Tranquility present a unique navigation challenge: there are almost no visual landmarks for Explorers to orient by. CLPS-delivered navigation beacons help, but the autonomous driving AI still makes errors on long traverses. Earth-based QA specialists review recorded autonomous drive sessions, identify where the AI deviated from optimal paths, and annotate the data to improve future performance. You'll watch sped-up drive footage, compare actual paths to planned routes, and flag moments where a human operator would have made a better decision. This human judgment is what makes the AI smarter over time.

2 hours · 478 bookings this week

The most iconic location in human history. Your Explorer follows a guided route around the Apollo 11 heritage perimeter, stopping at 8 viewpoints. See the lunar module descent stage still standing exactly where it landed in 1969. Zoom in on Armstrong's preserved bootprints — untouched for over 50 years. Spot the American flag (now bleached white by decades of UV radiation), the laser retroreflector still used by scientists, and experiment packages left behind. An audio narration tells the story of the landing at each stop.

2 hours · 612 bookings this week

There is nothing like watching your home planet — a fragile blue marble — slowly rise above the barren lunar horizon. Your Explorer is positioned at the optimal Earthrise viewpoint in the Sea of Tranquility. You control the camera: zoom in on continents, watch weather systems swirl, see city lights on the night side. The Earth rises slowly over about 48 hours, so you'll see a portion of the rise during your 2-hour session. Includes a multi-angle camera setup so you can frame the shot however you like.

1 hour · 1893 bookings this week

Leave your mark on eternity. The Explorer carries titanium message plates that you engrave remotely using a precision laser. Write a message, draw a picture, or inscribe names — up to 500 characters. The Explorer then places your sealed titanium plate at a designated spot near the Sea of Tranquility. Titanium doesn't corrode, and with no atmosphere, your message will survive for billions of years. Many people leave messages for future generations, memorial tributes, marriage proposals, or simply 'I was here.' GPS coordinates of your plate's location are provided.

1.5 hours · 267 bookings this week

Relive the greatest moment in exploration history. Using mission transcripts and NASA records, we've reconstructed Armstrong and Aldrin's exact walking route. Your Explorer follows the same path they took on July 20, 1969 — from the module ladder to the flag planting spot, to the experiment deployment area, and to where Armstrong took his famous 'one small step.' Audio plays the original mission recordings synced to your position. Capture your own photos from the same angles as the historic NASA shots.

45 minutes · 389 bookings this week

On Earth, the long jump record is 8.95 meters. On the Moon, your Explorer smashes that on every attempt. The flat basalt plains of the Sea of Tranquility make a perfect runway. The Explorer sprints at top speed and launches into a long jump, soaring through the vacuum in a slow-motion arc that lasts several seconds. In 1/6th gravity with no air resistance, jumps regularly exceed 50 meters. The onboard camera captures the entire flight from takeoff to landing, with Earth visible in the background. You control the launch timing and angle. 10 attempts to set your best distance. Global leaderboard tracks the all-time longest lunar jumps.

30 minutes · 567 bookings this week

A regulation soccer goal has been set up on the basalt plains, complete with a goalkeeper robot. You control the kicking robot for penalty shootouts. The ball behaves nothing like on Earth — in 1/6th gravity with no air drag, it floats in a slow parabolic arc, making powerful shots sail over the bar if you're not careful. Sidefoot placement is king here. The goalkeeper has the same 1.3-second signal delay you do, making saves genuinely difficult. 10 penalty kicks per session. Accuracy percentage and shot speed tracked. It's weirdly difficult and wildly entertaining. Current top accuracy: 9/10.