September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... increasing launch frequency, the prospect of an Amazon web services beaming directly from space is not so unlikely. Moon village From a human perspective, government-led programmes have been especially active in supporting industry. The US Artemis...
March 2016
Time for European visionary goals
... across Europe by 2050, should also be the catalyst to lead a global effort to establish a human outpost on the Moon - a ‘Moon Village’ - that by definition will require a renewable energy system. In the year of the 55th anniversary of the first...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
...Earth, robots can play a key role in the logistics infrastructure for lunar habitation and development. The Moon village concept can be enhanced by intermediate distribution points for logistics, such as those found in most terrestrial transportation...
April 2021
Managing the Moon - a model for engaging with planetary environments
..., governance & technology. Having acted as the Australian coordinator for the Moon Village Association, he initiated and organised three ‘Public Forums on the Moon’, discussing topics such as mining and robotics, space medicine and environment...
31 May 2019
Melting moon dust with lasers to use in lunar habitats
..., either by undertaking scientific experiments or to mine it for potential resources. Some even want to go further and build a Moon village. But how do you go about building a habitat on another celestial body when the cost of transporting materials...
February 2017
Opening up the infinite frontier
... a few rides on commercial rockets or declare support for Moon villages whilst retaining their old ways. Real changes have to be...artist Bryan Versteeg. By 2030 there will be people on the Moon, Mars and in the free space between worlds. The first ...
