Our Story

A mission decades in the making.

COSMOBRAS was born from a simple conviction…

Dr. Geraldo Magela Gontijo Dr. Gontijo at NASA
The Founder's Pursuit

The long road to securing the future.

Dr. Gontijo with the donation documents
2016 · The Seed Donation

American Bonds: the moment the project became real.

2023 · The Cosmobras Foundation

A Foundation built to outlive its founders.

Perpetual Mandate Asset Stewardship Anti-Mismanagement Shield Civilizational Charter
The Cosmobras Foundation — institutional shield for the programme
🇨🇭 Governance & Financial Oversight

Permanently protected — under Swiss law.

Swiss Foundation Swiss Government Oversight Big 4 Independent Audit Permanent Not-for-Profit Donor Protected
Legal Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Permanent Not-for-Profit Foundation
Regulatory Oversight
Swiss Government Bodies
Federal & Cantonal Supervisory Authorities
Financial Audit
Big 4 Accounting Firm
Deloitte · EY · KPMG · PwC
History

From a single conviction to a perpetual Foundation.

Key milestones…

Early Years
The Conviction
2016
First Donation — American Bonds
2017 — 2020
Worcon Partnership & Legal Custody
2020
Founding Trustees Appointed
2023
The Cosmobras Foundation Established
2023
USFTI Partnership · US Treasury Route
2024 — 2025
Business Plan & Project Architecture
Today
US Treasury Bond Redemption & Operations
COSMOBRAS team
COSMOBRAS Foundation
COSMOBRAS programme
COSMOBRAS partners
Headquarters & Footprint

Two continents, one civilizational mission.

Corporate HQ

Orlando, FL · Lake Nona

Launch Operations

Cape Canaveral · inside NASA area

Methuselah Program

United States · Lake Nona cluster

Research & Heritage

Lisbon, Portugal · CFPA

Foundation Domicile

Switzerland · Permanent Foundation

🇺🇸 United States · Headquarters

Orlando, Lake Nona · Cape Canaveral

NASA launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral
🇵🇹 Portugal · Heritage Partner

Lisbon · CFPA Research Center

Portugal research heritage
COSMOBRAS Foundation — Switzerland domicile
🇨🇭 Switzerland · Foundation Domicile

The permanent home of the COSMOBRAS Foundation.

Mandate

Six reasons this work cannot wait.

1 · The Sun's Lifecycle

2 · Climate & Environment

3 · Resource Pressure

4 · Catastrophic Risk

5 · Scientific Leverage

6 · The Exploration Imperative