This is not only a program. It is a turning point.

My life has always been about exploration: of ideas, people, creativity, consciousness, technology, and the future of humanity.

My name is Iwona Fluda. I was admitted to the Human Spaceflight Certificate in Toulouse, and I am asking for support in the name of a bigger purpose: to turn this opportunity into a human story of courage, recovery, imagination, and contribution.

Some people arrive at space through engineering. Some through science. I arrive through wonder, storytelling, creativity, and a deep belief that the future of space must also be human, emotional, inclusive, and meaningful.

This is the moment when a dream stops being abstract and becomes real. What I need now is support that helps me step through the door that has opened.

The years before this were challenging.

In recent years, my life changed profoundly. Long COVID affected my energy, my rhythm, my stability, and much of the momentum I had built.

At times, it felt as if my life collapsed. Relationships disappeared. Businesses and projects I had worked on were no longer there in the way I had known them. I had to rebuild from a much more fragile place.

There were nights when sleep did not come, and the only thing that felt open was the sky above me. Looking at the stars became a quiet reminder that even when life narrows, something vast can still call you forward.

This chapter grows from my life’s work.

Through Ministry of Creativity, Moonshot Celebration, Creative Bites, and the Future of Humanity Experience, I have spent years creating spaces where people reconnect with imagination, courage, wonder, and the possibility of aiming higher.

This certificate is not separate from that work. It is the next step: bringing a human-centered, creative, and future-facing voice into the space exploration conversation.

I am asking for support for a bigger purpose.

Why: Because this opportunity can help me grow into a bridge between space exploration, creativity, AI, education, and society. I want to bring what I learn back into public conversations, future projects, storytelling, talks, and formats that make space feel human and accessible.

How: The support will help cover the full participation in the Human Spaceflight Certificate, travel and stay in Toulouse, preparation, materials, and the stability needed to fully commit to the program.

The goal is also to seed the Moonshot Fund.

Beyond supporting this personal moonshot, the larger vision is to begin building the Moonshot Fund: a future fund that will celebrate, support, and issue money to space-related educational programs.

The fund will be dedicated to moonshot education: helping students, young people, educators, communities, and creative initiatives connect with space, science, imagination, courage, and the future of humanity.

The dream is to turn this journey into something wider than one certificate: a platform that can help others learn, imagine, and aim higher.