What is the minimum required infrastructure for a sustained human presence on the Moon?


A Minimum Viable Infrastructure (MVI) will be defined for several use cases of sustained human lunar presence (e.g. science, mining, interplanetary travel) by identifying a suite of variables for each case (e.g. water, comms, power, security, waste disposal, accommodations, ventilation, and protection against external elements). The use case MVIs will be overlayed and the resulting Venn diagram will help model the overall MVI which will inform decision-making for establishing and sustaining human presence on the Moon.

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Team lead 

Charles Horikami

Funding years:

2024-2025

Team members

Oswald Chong

ASU Associate Professor

Matt Gialich

AstroForge

External Co-Lead

Melissa de Zwart

University of Adelaide

Undergraduate mentor

Erik Franks

Cislune

Undergraduate mentor

Charles Horikami

Space Lawyer

Antonino Salmeri

Lunar Policy Platform

Team member

Ruby Patterson

Astralytical Consulting

Undergraduate Mentor

N’kira Brooks

Astroscale

Undergraduate Mentor

Eli Kopp-Devol

Astroscale

Undergraduate Mentor

Samson Williams

MilkyWayEconomy

Team Member / Undergraduate Mentor