// JOINT LUNAR PATHFINDER · CLASSIFIED R&D

ARTEMIS III.5b

PROJECT RHINO — Lunar Habitat Prototype Trials

While NASA’s public Artemis campaign prepares crews, landers, and surface systems for a sustained lunar presence, J.A.M.E.S.H.A. runs a parallel, very small-scale pathfinder: Agent Rhino is pressure-testing the first-generation lunar habitat module that will one day open the door for the Moon’s earliest residents.

III.5bMission designator

LH-PROTO-AHabitat article

1Hamster-class asset

0.16g*Sim lunar gravity*

*Simulated. Commander insists Rhino is “just a hamster.” Night Shade’s paperwork says otherwise.

PLAY HABITAT TAPE HUD NUTRITION DRILL VIEW REAL NASA ARTEMIS DATA

01 // MISSION BRIEF

Why a hamster goes to the Moon (almost)

Artemis III.5b is the Agency’s internal designator for a black-budget habitat validation series conducted under Night Shade’s personal program authority — Project Rhino. Public Artemis milestones (SLS, Orion, commercial Human Landing Systems, south-pole surface ops) remain NASA’s. JAMESHA’s contribution is the unglamorous truth of living systems: can a living asset enter, seal, rest, and egress a compact habitat under stress?

Rhino’s work is explicitly framed as pathfinding for the first lunar residents — not as a substitute for astronauts, but as a ruthlessly honest test of scale, access, and animal-grade determination.

“He is not a pet. He is a program. If the pod fits Rhino under duress, humans will not get stuck in the airlock later.” — Night Shade, Program Sponsor

“It is a hamster. A very determined hamster. I am proud of the determined hamster. Still a hamster.” — Commander (knows better; will not admit it on record)

Public Artemis spine REAL NASA

Artemis III (NET 2027) — crewed demonstration in low Earth orbit; SLS + Orion; risk reduction for landing systems.nasa.gov
Crew of 4 — demonstrate critical systems needed for future lunar landings (Artemis IV path).NASA release 09 Jun 2026
HLS partners — commercial Human Landing Systems (e.g. SpaceX / Blue Origin test articles) for rendezvous & docking demos.HLS program
Artemis IV — targeted early 2028 for first Artemis crewed lunar landing (agency planning baseline as of mid-2020s updates).
Moon to Mars — sustained lunar presence as proving ground for Mars.Artemis overview

III.5b is JAMESHA fiction layered between public III and IV. NASA did not assign a hamster. Night Shade did.

02 // RECOVERED HABITAT TAPE

LH-PROTO-A — 90s field recording

Source: Night Shade lab cam, archived as VHS-α / SPY-CAM. Processed with period scanlines, REC chrome, and modern telemetry overlays. Black bars and phone UI chrome cropped. Sequence documents Rhino’s full pod cycle.

JAMESHA // CAM-07 // LH-PROTO-A

SPEED 01 / 06

AIRLOCK FIT CHECK

Rhino evaluates lateral clearance through the habitat transfer tunnel. Mass ratio: ambitious. Determination: maximal.

02B // NUTRITION PROTOCOL

HUD Food Access Training

Before habitat seals and lunar dust, Rhino drills the interface that matters most on long patrol: secure chow via holographic HUD. Night Shade insists a pathfinder who cannot open his own dispenser is a liability. Commander calls it “treat theater.” The footage disagrees.

LAB CAM PROJECT RHINO // NUTRITION PROTOCOL // HUD-N1 STANDBY

TRAINING REEL — holographic menu select → dispenser grant → reward consume

PROTOCOL NOTES

Objective: Confirm asset can operate classified HUD without human assist.
Interface: Cyan holo-ring menu over nutrition bowl / dispenser array.
Success criteria: Menu ack + physical reward acquisition (dried fruit verified).
Night Shade: “He earned it. Log it.”
Commander: “That is still a hamster. With better UX than half our laptops.”

ClearanceSECRET ASSET

SponsorNight Shade

StatusPASS — REWARD ISSUED

Rhino using cyan holographic HUD interface over a food bowl — 01 — HUD lock / nutrition menu

Rhino accessing open food dispenser tray with seeds and dried fruit — 02 — Dispenser access granted

Rhino holding and eating a piece of dried fruit — 03 — Reward cycle complete

Close-up of Rhino eating reward — 04 — Asset satisfied (mission success)

03 // FLIGHT PATCH

NASA × JAMESHA mission patch

Embroidered pathfinder patch issued for internal wear only. Motifs combine Artemis-style orbital arc / trajectory energy with JAMESHA gold and Agent Rhino in pressure suit on regolith — habitat pod at his six, Earth on the limb.

ARTEMIS III.5b — joint designator (public III + secret .5b pathfinder)
LUNAR PATHFINDER — habitat access & seal validation
NASA × JAMESHA — partnership mark (ceremonial on our side)
Green pod — LH-PROTO-A pressure shell
Hamster astronaut — Principal Investigator (biological)

Commander’s note on the requisition form: “Approve patch. Do not approve hamster EVA suit for humans.”

04 // REAL WORLD — NASA ARTEMIS

Facts, articles & imagery from NASA

The following materials are from NASA’s public Artemis campaign. They are included so field readers can separate real program architecture from Project Rhino’s classified comedy of scale.

NASA SLS rocket launching Orion on Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center — **SLS + Orion** — Artemis II launch, 1 Apr 2026, LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls. images.nasa.gov

SLS and Orion inside Vehicle Assembly Building — **Vehicle Assembly Building** — SLS/Orion stack processing at KSC (Jan 2026). Credit: NASA/John Kraus.

Illustration of Artemis astronaut viewing lunar surface from lander hatch — **Human Landing System concept** — suited crew view from lander hatch across lunar surface systems. Credit: NASA. HLS program

Artist concept of lunar south pole surface infrastructure — **Lunar surface infrastructure concept** — path toward sustained presence / Moon Base planning. Credit: NASA. nasa.gov/moonbase

Primary sources (open in new tab)

Artemis III mission page — crewed demonstration, launch NET 2027, crew of 4, critical systems for future landings.
NASA Artemis program overview — Moon to Mars architecture.
NASA news (9 Jun 2026) — Artemis III crew named; LEO tests essential for Artemis IV landing path.
Orion spacecraft — crew vehicle for Artemis.
Space Launch System (SLS) — heavy-lift backbone.
Human Landing System — commercial landers; III demos rendezvous/docking.
Moon Base science awards — surface science & opportunities.
Houston We Have a Podcast — Meet Artemis III

At-a-glance — public vs. III.5b

Item	NASA (public)	JAMESHA III.5b
Launch / era	Artemis III NET 2027 (LEO demo)	Ongoing habitat trials (Earth lab)
Crew	4 astronauts	1 hamster-class operative
Vehicle stack	SLS + Orion (+ HLS test articles)	LH-PROTO-A modular pod
Objective	Risk reduction for lunar landing	Ingress / seal / survey / rest cycle
Program lead	NASA ESDMD / partners	Night Shade (sponsor) · Rhino (PI)
Commander’s view	National priority	“Still a hamster”

05 // ASSET DOSSIER

Agent Rhino — Super Secret / Secret asset

Rhino sealed in lunar habitat prototype pod

SECRET ASSET

Designation: Agent Rhino / Project Rhino
Classification: Super Secret — Secret Asset (Night Shade compartment)
Species cover: Syrian hamster (Commander’s preferred taxonomy)
True role: Lunar habitat pathfinder · martial arts alumni · kimono infiltration graduate
Sponsor: Night Shade — personal investment; “pet project” is an insult she will remember
Oversight: Commander (denies emotional attachment; approved the patch)
Current trial: LH-PROTO-A full cycle: squeeze · climb · ingress · seal · survey · interface
Strategic value: Opens path for first lunar residents by proving small-volume living systems under chaos
HUD training: Nutrition protocol complete — holographic food access verified (view reel)
Related: P.A.W.S. (agency teaser) · Unit Rhino dossier ↗ · Karate / Kimono · Field Terminal

For Night Shade

The tape is cut, the patch is struck, the NASA spine is cited honestly, and Rhino is filed as what he is: the smallest serious astronaut this agency will ever field. When the first human seals a lunar hatch without panic, somewhere a golden-brown pathfinder will have already done the hard part — sideways, through a tunnel that was never quite big enough.

— FRT / Lunar Desk, for the record