Ever since humanity first put Nox in the sight's of a telescope and discovered it to be a vibrant world covered in lush vegetation, everyone has believed that intelligent life and civilization must exist on Nox, making it another habitable home for humanity.

Before the formal Nox space exploration project began, there were many attempts to contact the planet Nox . Some eager travelers envisioned building a 20-kilometer-long cannon to launch projectiles carrying peace messengers and gifts to Nox. Others, wanting to befriend Nox but where more cautious (or perhaps a little afraid of the cannon's recoil) fantasized about carving huge patterns on the ground to attract the attention of astronomers among the Noxian inhabitants. After the invention of radio, some even attempted to send telegrams to Nox using high-powered transmitters. These actions either failed to materialize or, if carried out, received no response from Nox . It was later discovered that this was because the Noxian had not yet invented astronomical telescopes and radios like humans.

In 1903, Tsiolkovsky first proposed the idea of ​​exploring the planet Nox using rockets in his writings. Although this idea never became a reality during his lifetime, it did not prevent countless works of fantasy literature from depicting humans landing on Nox in rockets and even engaging in close contact with the Noxian civilizations. The 1924 science fiction film "Princess Nox" depicts an Earth scientist responding to a mysterious message from the companion planet and landing on Nox in a rocket-powered spaceship. He encounters the beautiful Noxian princess Elita and is subsequently drawn into the conflict between the Noxian revolutionary forces and the nobility.