JAXA's SLIM achieved the most precise lunar landing ever in 2024 using shared data from ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 orbiter, demonstrating the power of international collaboration in lunar exploration. However, current lunar mission information sharing remains ad hoc and inefficient, prompting the Lunar Policy Platform to launch the "Lunar Information Sharing 101" initiative to establish better coordination frameworks.

After three years of rigorous research, community consultation, and technical development, the Open Lunar Foundation is proud to announce the official launch and rebranding of our flagship registry project as the Lunar Ledger: Global Lunar Database of Objects and Activities.

We’ve explored frameworks for lunar adaptive environmental protocols, harmonization areas, and a management scheme supported by digital twins and risk modeling in Parts I & II. Part III explores a particularly promising approach to adaptive governance, leveraging Public Purpose Trusts (PPTs) as a foundational element of a proposed Lunar Consortium, providing both legal accountability and commitment to collective vision.

ispace's recent unsuccessful lunar landing attempt reminds us that while lunar exploration is becoming more diverse and global, the Moon itself remains unforgivingly difficult—which is why now more than ever, collaboration and information sharing are paramount.

2025 is almost halfway through, and we’ve already seen a raft of lunar exploration achievements and developments from organizations worldwide. Here’s a curated list of them all, each linked for understanding the context of its development. If someone asks you what’s happening at the Moon, say all of this is. 🌗

Mr. Jardine attended the UNCOPUOS Legal Sub Committee in Vienna in May 2025 and shares his key takeaways.

Open Lunar Foundation is excited to welcome Christine Tiballi to the team. Read more about Christine’s background and position below.

Open Lunar Foundation is building the Lunar Registry, a community platform to share information about Moon missions as well as privately coordinate orbital traffic to reduce collision risks and build trust between competing entities.

Part II of this series turns theory into practice, introducing a new mechanism for designating activity areas on the Moon. Here, we lay out an operational strategy and practical guidelines aimed at fostering transparency, cooperation, and purposeful communication.

Open Lunar’s Director of Industry Integration recently had the opportunity to speak at MIT about lunar governance. Read an overview and reflections here.

Open Lunar Foundation is excited to welcome Rae Smith-Cohn to the core team. Read more about Rae’s background and position below.

This work is completed by Peng Hu, an Open Lunar Fellow, undertaking research on Lunar Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). This first blog post summarizes current proposed architectures to support lunar position, navigation, and timing services. Interoperability and open standards are noted as key considerations in building a resilient, configurable, and secure integrated PNT solution.

Fellow Christine Tiballi establishes a framework to support resource management on the lunar surface. Taking lessons from terrestrial governance, she proposes a lunar equivalent to support open access, adaptable environmental protocols, and unique local governance arrangements.

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander proved that Earth-based GNSS can support lunar navigation, a key step toward LunaNet, an interoperable Moon-based network. Open Lunar’s Dr. Peng Hu is enhancing LunaNet’s resilience to ensure secure, reliable connectivity for future missions.

Open Lunar Foundation is excited to welcome Mehak Sarang to the core team. Read more about Mehak’s background and position below.

On March 6, Intuitive Machines will attempt to land its Athena spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole at about 85° latitude as part of NASA’s CLPS program. Read more about the importance of Designated Lunar Areas here.

During 2024 Open Lunar engaged over 150 stakeholders to gauge their receptivity and gather valuable feedback to inform the next phase of the Lunar Registry project. Read more about activities conducted and key takeaways.

We are announcing a new opportunity for an entrepreneurial, product-focused leader to guide the next phase of our lunar information-sharing project: The Lunar Registry.

Meet our 2025 fellows and discover their research scopes!

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.