Bethesda’s partnership with the band Imagine Dragons adds another layer with a forthcoming real-world space launch, as the Starfield song, “Children of Sky (A Starfield Song),” will be transmitted from the surface of the Moon back to Earth as part of Lonestar’s Freedom Mission launch on February 26.
“Our goal is to inspire the next generation of kids to be excited about the future of space and technology, which is why we chose ‘Children of the Sky’ as the first song in history to be broadcast from the Moon,” Lonestar investor Ryan Micheletti said.
The lyrics seem to riff on the themes and ideas from the sci-fi game.
“We’re children of the sky / flying up so high / let me be that one / to find the brightest sun,” is one of the song’s verses. “When we look back, what will we see? / We were a part of everything / up in the heavens, down in the seas / we were a part of everything.”
Additionally, Bethesda and Lonestar are teaming up for a sweepstakes where one person will win a paid trip to Florida’s iconic Cape Canaveral to watch the Freedom Mission launch later this month.
The sweepstakes is only open to US citizens (due to “federal security clearance” reasons) aged 18 or older. To enter, fans can enter the sweepstakes on this website and hope they win the random drawing. The contest is open through February 13.
The winner gets to bring a guest to Cape Canaveral and receives two roundtrip flight tickets, one hotel room with four nights’ stay, a ground transportation voucher to the launch site, and a five-day per diem stipend.
The launch is scheduled for February 26, but launches require good weather and favorable conditions, so it’s possible the launch could be delayed. If the launch does happen on February 26, the winner and their guest can just hang out in Florida for a few days, with the hotel booking and daily stipend.
As for the launch itself, Lonestar is sending a data center to the Moon, riding on a lunar lander from Intuitive Machines, and blasting off from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.