Humanity is returning to the Moon. How we do it matters.
We work to ensure a peaceful and cooperative presence on the Moon, through collaborative technology, policy and infrastructure.
Open Lunar builds infrastructure,
leveraging expertise in governance, innovation, and technology.
We are entrepreneurs, astronauts, scientists, lawyers, engineers, and more collaborating to build an open lunar future. We have a global community led by a core staff enabling success.
We commission research on key challenges identified by the sector. We address a range of issues such as deconfliction, dust, data sharing, standards, and then build informed solutions.
We incubate infrastructure projects for lunar actors to collaborate and steward the Moon: technical standards, policies, legal frameworks, digital tools, services and hardware.
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THE OPEN LUNAR BLOG
Open research progresses the sector.
As 2024 winds down, we are looking forward to a year of growth in 2025. At Open Lunar we have streamlined our systems and are ready to invest in scaling our impact. To achieve this, we are recruiting. I hope you’ll review these open roles and consider who might be our perfect fit from your networks.
Every year, we work to collate our recent insights and share it publicly through our fellowship research showcase events. This event celebrates the launch of the Cooperative Landing Pads research by Ashley Kosak, and Payload X research by Daniel Tompkins.
Every year, we work to collate our recent insights and share it publicly through our fellowship research showcase events. This event celebrates the launch of the Lunar Power Standards research by Paolo Pino, and Community Payload Review Research by Abbhinav Muralidharan.
Every year, we work to collate our recent insights and share it publicly through our fellowship research showcase events. This event celebrates the launch of the Lunar Accidents, Incidents, and Issues Reporting System (LAIIRS)research by Open Lunar Fellow, Dr Ali Nasseri.
Discover how our research fellowship program is helping advance key topics that are fundamental to realizing a peaceful presence on the Moon.
Building on Part-I of the blog, we delve deeper into landing pad infrastructure, drawing inspiration from Earth's airports and seaports and outlining key design principles, emphasizing safety, efficiency, and standardization.
Thesis: A cooperative lunar landing pad is possible through collaboration and leveraging of historical design factors
Open Lunar Foundation has decided to build on its past work on the Lunar Registry of Objects and Activities to investigate the creation of a community-led Lunar Accidents, Incidents, and Issues Reporting System.
A community review for Lunar payloads aims to capture diverse perspectives and insights from within the community and serves as an avenue to receive feedback from the community, provide stop-gap regulation and incentivize good behaviour as the number and complexity of Lunar missions grow.
Open Lunar is pleased to announce a mutual affirmation of alignment and coordination in support of the important work of the International Space University.
Standards have contributed to our growth and prosperity, making possible entire industries that constitute the backbone of the modern, globalized world.
Open Lunar is pleased to announce a mutual affirmation of alignment and coordination in support of the important work of Arizona State University’s Interplanetary Initiative.
The norms and policies for how we operate on and around the Moon are being developed in real-time. What precedents do we want set? How can we balance intentionality with experimentation? Read on for deeper insights into these questions and more.
Introducing Prototype and Proposal of a Lunar Registry of Objects and Activities! The Lunar Registry aims to create a comprehensive database of Lunar objects and activities.
If you’re considering getting involved in Open Lunar and the lunar community from outside the space sector, this piece is for you.
Introducing Open Lunar Fellows for 2024! If you missed the event, check out the recording below to meet the next cohort, get to know the incredible individuals who will be spearheading our research initiatives in 2024 and delve into the captivating world of lunar exploration and discover our new areas of research.
After 6 years of growth and success, our co-founder and co-leader, Chelsea Robinson is stepping out of her roles at Open Lunar. Read the key takeways and highlights of her time at Open Lunar.
The highlights of 2023, and what's upcoming in 2024.
Learn how we are bringing together diverse minds to foster and nurture innovative research and projects that promote lunar stewardship through this affiliate program.
Twice a year, we take a pause on coaching to evaluate the current direction, level of support, and future outlook of our projects. This piece will explain how we conduct this process and the important role of outside evaluators.
The Fund a Fellow campaign is back. This fall we will be highlighting our fellowship program through an exciting campaign #fundafellow.
Collaboratively developing ideas into hunches was a major milestone in Open Lunar’s development. Find out how we applied this approach to developing our 2024 Hunches.
Introducing Open Lunar's innovative approach to Lunar Stewardship! We are thrilled to announce Open Lunar's innovation process, aimed at creating sustainable support systems for lunar projects that enhance cooperation and good governance. Watch the video of the event that launched this process.
Open Lunar's focus is creating impact toward a future on the Moon that we are all proud of, not just adding more to the lunar ecosystem for the sake of its growth. This post expands on the beginning of our innovation process
The Astra Carta, a joint statement of intent towards space sustainability, was launched on 28 June by King Charles. The Open Lunar Team and Directors played a central role in the development of the Zero Draft,.
This year, Open Lunar has worked to codify and clarify our process to multiply our impact, enhance our focus, engage more people, and provide more certainty, so our engine of innovation can thrive.
Open Lunar has the potential to drive the creation of an approach to Lunar settlement that puts stewardship first.
The event celebrated the launch of the Timekeeping White Paper which discusses the potential benefits and challenges of establishing a local lunar time standard and its implications for lunar missions, including its compatibility with existing lunar initiatives.
We envision a long term human presence on the Moon demonstrating collaborative governance and stewardship. Shared infrastructure is the path to that future.
The precedents we set on the Moon can inspire solutions to challenges on Earth.
Official main-stage TED Talk from one of the founders and board members of Open Lunar, Jessy Kate Schingler.
“It is inevitable that we become an
interplanetary species. Let’s work together to do this right.”
ISS Commander Chris Hadfield, Open Lunar Board Chair