Lonely Alien Space Club

Lonely Alien Space Club (launched July 2021) is a collection of 10,001 unique ERC-721 tokens stored on the Ethereum blockchain.^[1]​^[5]​

Each NFT is non-sequentially minted and proven to be one-of-a-kind, and it comes with a membership that includes defined utilities and an online community.^[2] The collection sold out its primary mint, and Lonely Alien Space Club NFTs now trade on secondary NFT marketplaces, where they function as membership tokens that provide access to associated club benefits and utilities.^[5]​

The Story

In the project’s fictional narrative, the L.A.S.C. Mothership is described as having entered a black hole near the OP-36 Galaxy three years before the collection’s launch. The ship’s hull is said to have ruptured, and 10,000 of the Space Club members, characterized in the story as “degenerate” members, were launched deep into the Metaverse.^[3]​ The remaining crew—Hazai, Nukans, and Overlord—then set out within this storyline to locate the missing members and reestablish the #SpaceClub.

Within this fictional framework, the team is described as creating a smart contract-driven “abduction” system that uses the Ethereum network to return the lost members to the Mothership. Abducting (minting or acquiring) a Lonely Alien is framed as returning a lost member, and each NFT functions in the narrative as an automated access key that grants its holder membership rights and access to restricted sectors of the #SpaceClub community. When all 10,000 narrative members are portrayed as safely back in the Mothership, the story states that they will restore the club’s functions and utilities.

Launch

The Lonely Aliens NFT collection was launched in July 2021, with each NFT initially minted at a price of 0.06 ETH.^[4] Following the mint, the collection sold out and traded actively on secondary marketplaces, with floor prices at times moving above the original mint level during periods of heightened interest in 2021 and 2022.^[4]​

Market and Collection Statistics

Lonely Alien Space Club is structured as a 10,001-token collection of ERC-721 NFTs on Ethereum.^[5] Thousands of unique wallet addresses have held Lonely Alien Space Club NFTs over the life of the project, reflecting a dispersed ownership base. The collection is tracked by NFT analytics sites such as CoinGecko, which monitor supply, holder distribution, and secondary-market activity for the series.^[5]​

We Have Control of the Mothership

A declaration that the Lonely Alien Space Club Twitter account had been taken over was made on June 29, 2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m. EST. Within hours, both Discord and the Space Club smart contract had also come under the control of the new leadership team.^[6] The battle for the Lonely Alien Space Club's future was presented as won by the community, which had pushed for a change in direction.

This is the new captain speaking. We have taken over the mothership, I repeat, we have taken over the mothership! After much anticipation, I am proud to announce the acquisition of Lonely Alien Space Club! There is so much to talk about, but I want to start by being upfront right away. I have bought out the ownership stake of all 3 founders. While that makes me the sole owner, I did this with community (all of you) in mind. I have formed a transition team consisting of Trunk (still community manager) , Lee (still lead mod), LonelyBoy and myself. The four of us will help steer the ship and find the best path forward.

-Suds

In June 2022, ownership and leadership of the project passed to Suds, who became the new captain, supported by a transition team of community figures including Trunk, Lee, and LonelyBoy.^[6] To support a more decentralized structure, the Lonely Alien Space Club and Lonely Planet Space Observatory assets were moved to IPFS, and all pending black hole aliens were burned except for the final four, with the former team’s NFTs permanently converted to black holes as part of the transition agreement.^[6] DJ Astro's Alien was designated as the last black hole. The project also introduced a mechanism under which 2% of royalties would be directed to a community wallet intended for Space Club-related initiatives.^[6]​

HD Aliens

Planets are instant reveal, and all aliens are automatically HD images (pending a metadata update). The underlying metadata for planets is no longer concealed, meaning that third parties with knowledge of IPFS could access the data and identify rarer items before others. To reduce this informational advantage, the team published a spreadsheet making the metadata for all 10,000 planets transparent and accessible to all participants.^[6]​

Notable Sales

The Lonely Alien #10001 was the most expensive NFT in the collection. The avatar, featuring DJ Helmet, Purple Fur Coat, and Galaxy Blue body, was sold for about $200,000.

Lonely Alien #5694 was sold for around $68,000. Its traits include a Green Crown, Straight Mouth, Pink Glow Body, and Prison Tattoo. Similarly, Lonely Alien #2845 was sold for $48,000.^[4]​

Roadmap

The project roadmap is divided into Phase 1 and Phase 2, outlining implemented and planned utilities and community features.

Phase 1

Phase 1 of the roadmap covers core club infrastructure and early utility features for holders. Several Phase 1 initiatives, including the Lonely Mining Press, the community wallet, the Liquidity Pod, and colony channels, were implemented before and after the 2022 leadership transition, while other elements have been maintained or adjusted over time in response to community preferences and the new team’s priorities.^[6]​

Lonely Mining Press (COMPLETE)

The Lonely Minting Press was brought into full operation to mint $SCC (Space Club Coins). The minting of $SCC has been completed, establishing an internal token used within the Lonely Alien Space Club ecosystem. Under the original design, 1,000,000 SCC were allocated to a community multi-sig wallet and intended to be backed by a portion of secondary-market royalties directed into that wallet.^[6]​

Community Wallet (COMPLETE)

All 1,000,000 Space Club Coins have been transferred to a community multi-sig Gnosis ​Safe, forming part of a wider set of community-controlled resources used to support Space Club initiatives and funded in part by secondary-market royalties.^[6]​

Access Keys

Tokens operate as automated access keys that grant holders access to designated sectors of the Lonely Aliens website and community channels.

Resident DJ

DJ A$TRO holds a recurring residency within the Space Club, with live-streamed sets hosted through the Lonely Aliens community channels.

Liquidity Pod (COMPLETE)

The Liquidity Pod has been initiated on^[4]​

Indexed Alien Viewing Portal:

The Indexed Alien Viewing Portal is designed as an interactive, sortable image gallery of all Lonely Aliens that have been rescued (minted), providing a visual index of the collection for members.^[4]​

M.O.M. Terminal (Members Only Merch)

The M.O.M. Terminal concept introduces limited edition runs of member-only merchandise such as hoodies, t-shirts, and hats linked to Lonely Alien Space Club membership.^[4]​

Alien Life Journal Terminal

The Alien Life Journal Terminal is intended to grant each unique owner a single entry into their alien’s journal, framing an open-ended, collaborative storytelling system through which club members can contribute to the broader Lonely Aliens narrative.^[4]​

Raffle Bot v6

Raffle Bot v6 is designed to run raffles in which eligibility and weighting are determined by Lonely Alien holdings, with a mix of predefined draws and raffles proposed or voted on by the community.^[4]​

Marketplace and Licensing

Lonely Alien Space Club NFTs trade on secondary NFT marketplaces, where listings and sales for the collection are aggregated and tracked by analytics platforms such as CoinGecko.^[5] In April 2025, the project announced the Lonely Aliens Marketplace at lonelyaliens.com/shop as a dedicated trading venue for the collection, described as a curated environment focused specifically on Lonely Alien Space Club NFTs.^[7]​

Under the Lonely Alien Space Club NFT License Agreement, holders receive a personal-use license to display the art associated with their purchased NFTs, along with a broad, worldwide license to use that art commercially on their own merchandise, subject to the project’s terms and ongoing ownership of the NFT.^[8]​