Great Pause Project (GPP) was founded in March 2020 during the viral, global spread of COVID-19. Great Pause Project is a series of records documenting the COVID-19 pandemic via a browser-based platform that invites written and photo-based responses from participants all over the world. As mandatory lockdown closed cities, states, and even countries, artists Elena Soterakis, Isabel Beavers and Richelle Gribble felt an urgent need to collect and archive this historic, global pause. Our goal was to create a crowd-sourced initiative that captures multiple narratives from many geographies. The GPP team also includes Yoko Shimizu and Ben Haldemen, who have jointly contributed to the conceptual development of the project and brought in new partnerships. With the joint participation of our partner organizations Beyond Earth (Artist Collective), Arch Mission Foundation, LifeShip and Space for Humanity, GPP secured a spaceflight aboard a lunar lander to bring a record of this time to the Moon in 2022. Together, we will shape a comprehensive repository for the social sciences and the arts.