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Disturbingly slanderous ad released, taking aim at another agency

Terra-Luna paid for a 30-second spot during the big launch broadcast. It was about Kuiper. It was not nice.

Kuiper speed, as described by Kuiper.
Kuiper speed, as described by Kuiper.

Slow-motion footage of a rocket. Ominous music. A narrator with a deep voice asks, "Kuiper says they're fast. But what are they running from?"

That's how it opens. It gets worse. There's a part with a cartoon snail. There's a part where they spell Kuiper wrong on purpose.

We stand by every frame. Especially the snail.

Terra-Luna marketing director
Kuiper @KuiperAgency

Love that Terra-Luna spent their whole budget talking about us. Anyway we'll be at Neptune before their ad finishes airing

8:51 PM Oct 10, 2026 2.4M Views

buscuit seat @buscuitseat 1h

the snail was kind of cute though

The ad worked, sort of. Kuiper's sponsors are nervous and some of their money has, somehow, ended up with Terra-Luna. Merch with the snail on it sold out in an hour.

  • Terra-Luna
  • Kuiper

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