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.

Every year, we work to collate our recent insights and share it publicly through our fellowship research showcase events. This event celebrates the launch of the Cooperative Landing Pads research by Ashley Kosak, and Payload X research by Daniel Tompkins.

Every year, we work to collate our recent insights and share it publicly through our fellowship research showcase events. This event celebrates the launch of the Lunar Power Standards research by Paolo Pino, and Community Payload Review Research by Abbhinav Muralidharan.

Every year, we work to collate our recent insights and share it publicly through our fellowship research showcase events. This event celebrates the launch of the Lunar Accidents, Incidents, and Issues Reporting System (LAIIRS)research by Open Lunar Fellow, Dr Ali Nasseri.

Discover how our research fellowship program is helping advance key topics that are fundamental to realizing a peaceful presence on the Moon.

Building on Part-I of the blog, we delve deeper into landing pad infrastructure, drawing inspiration from Earth's airports and seaports and outlining key design principles, emphasizing safety, efficiency, and standardization.

Thesis: A cooperative lunar landing pad is possible through collaboration and leveraging of historical design factors

Open Lunar Foundation has decided to build on its past work on the Lunar Registry of Objects and Activities to investigate the creation of a community-led Lunar Accidents, Incidents, and Issues Reporting System.