Astronomy:DARPA lunar programs
Recognizing the rapid lunar exploration, DARPA envisions a thriving cislunar and lunar economy of scientific research and commercial development over the next decade.[1][2] It has launched two programs to address the need for shareable, scalable commercial systems essential to a robust lunar economy.[3][4]
Lunar Guidelines for Infrastructure Consortium (LOGIC)
LOGIC intends to bring industry, academia, and government together to identify critical lunar infrastructure interoperability and interface needs for commercial lunar infrastructure.[5]
In October 2023, the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) was selected to administer LOGIC as a permanent, self-sustaining, and independent forum for collaboration.[6]
10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10)
Announced in August 2023, LunA-10 will conduct a seven-month capability study to create core technology concepts toward a series set of adaptable, expandable systems that can work together and be shared, “minimizing lunar footprint and creating monetizable services for future lunar users.”[2]
The LunA-10 study’s focus areas are based on key sectors identified in a report titled “Lunar market assessment: market trends and challenges in the development of a lunar economy” by PwC Australia in September 2021.[2] Transit/mobility, energy, and communications are the three areas LunA-10 sees as forming the foundation of any other lunar industries.[7] Industries that may integrate technologies into the LunA-10 infrastructure include construction, mining, medicine, sciences, communications, etc.[8]
NASA has been working on a detailed architecture for lunar and Martian exploration.[9] DARPA has coordinated with NASA to make LunA-10 complementary to NASA architecture studies.[10]
See also
- Colonization of the Moon
- NASA lunar outpost concepts
- Lunar Architecture (NASA)
- Exploration Systems Architecture Study
- Moon Treaty
- Outer Space Treaty
- Lunar resources
- Space industry
External links
- NASA’s Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative
- LOGIC
- 10-Year Lunar Architecture Capability Study (LunA-10)
- NASA: A Researcher’s Guide to: Space Environmental Effects
- NASA: Moon to Mars Architecture
- Space Environment Exploitation (SEE)
References
- ↑ "Accelerating Interoperability Standards for Commercial Lunar Infrastructure". October 11, 2023. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2023-10-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "A Framework for Optimized, Integrated Lunar Infrastructure". August 15, 2023. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2023-08-15.
- ↑ "DARPA wants to build a 'thriving commercial economy' on the moon in 10 years" (in en). 2023-08-23. https://www.space.com/darpa-study-luna-10-moon-tech-infrastructure.
- ↑ "DARPA Seeks to Address Commercial Lunar Infrastructure Interoperability Gaps Through LOGIC Consortium - ExecutiveBiz" (in en-US). 2023-10-12. https://executivebiz.com/2023/10/darpa-seeks-to-address-commercial-lunar-infrastructure-interoperability-gaps-through-logic-consortium/.
- ↑ McMillan, Tim (2023-10-18). "DARPA's LOGIC Initiative: Shaping the Pathway for Lunar Infrastructure Development and Off-World Societies" (in en-US). https://thedebrief.org/darpas-logic-initiative-shaping-the-pathway-for-lunar-infrastructure-development-and-off-world-societies/.
- ↑ "LOGIC Lunar Guidelines for Infrastructure Consortium". https://logic.jhuapl.edu/.
- ↑ Vigliarolo, Brandon. "We need a Moon tech interoperability standard, says DARPA" (in en). https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/16/luna_10_darpa/.
- ↑ "10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study". https://sam.gov/opp/54586656144548e598d75adea4d129b7/view.
- ↑ "Moon to Mars Architecture - NASA" (in en-US). https://www.nasa.gov/moontomarsarchitecture/.
- ↑ Foust, Jeff (2023-08-16). "DARPA to study integrated lunar infrastructure" (in en-US). https://spacenews.com/darpa-to-study-integrated-lunar-infrastructure/.
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