Policy and Governance

Project Lead: Jessy Kate Schingler, Chelsea Robinson | Project Contributors: Eliot Kemper, Lukas Kuhn, Nivedita Raju, Alex Gilbert, Maria Rhimbassen, Ruvimbo Samanga, Cenan Al-Ekabi

Exploring potential lunar policy and governance frameworks to foster a peaceful, self-sustaining presence on the Moon.

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Open Lunar Impact

Frameworks for fostering greater sustainability and collaboration among lunar actors.

About the Project

The Moon represents an opportunity to explore new polices and governance frameworks that shift away from traditional resource management on Earth. We want to design future institutions, public goods, utilities management and more that ensure equitable access to the lunar economy.

About the Need

To alleviate unnecessary competition within lunar exploration and to ensure equitable access to the lunar surface.

About the Solution

The research proposes various policy recommendations and governance frameworks intended to encourage more sustainable practices within lunar exploration.

Research White Paper

Research White Paper

Read More:

• Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures for Lunar Security

• Stakeholder Interests in Lunar Governance Study: Final Report

• Recent Lunar Activity, Stakeholders and Incentives – A Backgrounder

• Lunar Resources Policy Recommendations

• Primer: Existing Norms & Rules on the Moon

• Emerging Governance Challenges Workshop Report

• Primer: Policy Analogs and Creating Lunar Futures

• Research Showcase Event Video July 2021

• Polycentricity for Governance of the Moon as a Commons

• Identifying Governance Challenges for Nuclear Energy on the Moon

• An Introduction to Space Antitrust

• Lunar Resource Management: Applying Public Choice Theory

• Transparency and Confidence Building for the Moon - A Primer

• Research Showcase

• Open Lunar Fellowship Showcase: Event Video

• Norms and Public Choice Theory on the Moon, A Summary of Concepts