meet usWe are experts co-creating solutions for a long term, cooperative, and peaceful future on the Moon.
AboutSince 2018, Open Lunar has been incubating and building projects which contribute to cooperative lunar development.
Our people are doers with track records of excellence.
Our leadership is experienced in space exploration, science & technology, entrepreneurship & innovation, law, and policy.
CORE TEAM
Rachel Williams
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Rachel brings over a decade of experience in commercial space, nonprofits, and innovation operations.
Samuel Jardine
sENIOR POLICY lead Samuel is a geopolitical expert and historian with a career focused on governance and security in space.
Rae Smith-Cohn
Director of operationsRae brings over 20 years of nonprofit and business experience to our leadership team, internal operations, and program delivery.
KEY CONTRACTORSChelsea Robinson
CONTRACTOR, Advisor, co-FounderChelsea brings 15 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, focusing on public goods, governance, and design.
Gábor Tatár
fellowship & operations contractorGábor brings a background in engineering, business consulting, and IoT startups.
Mehak Sarang
Director of Industry IntegrationMehak brings significant industry expertise, lunar lander payload integration, and research on lunar governance.
Jatan Mehta
TECHNICAL Communications CONTRACTORJatan brings communication expertise & experience in writing about Moon exploration.
Rebecka Green
Design & communications CONTRACTORRebecka is a seasoned digital communications professional with a focus on graphic design, research, and data visualization.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tanja Masson-Zwaan
DirectorAsst. Professor and Deputy Director of the International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University
Carlos Alvarado Quesada
Director48th President of Costa Rica, Professor of Practice of Diplomacy at Tufts University
“Settling other planets is an inherent part of humankind’s drive to push borders. Enabling a fair and equitable international framework for all is my lifelong passion.”
Tanja Masson-Zwaan, Open Lunar Board of Director
Meet our Affiliates
Our Affiliates are mid-to-senior experts applying their respective fields to lunar stewardship, working independently in their domains. They help guide our work, advise on investments, and shape our projects, ensuring a globally diverse, multidisciplinary approach.
Amy Sample Ward, Technology and Equity
David Marsh, Space Exploration Strategist
Dr. Gunes Karabulut Kurt, New Frontiers in Space Communications
Dr. Kevin Hubbard, Exploration Systems
Melodie Yashar, Space Infrastructure and Construction Technologies
Louis Burtz, Systems and Software Engineer for Lunar Operations
Thomas González Roberts, Aerospace Engineering and International Affairs
Dr. Ranjana Kaul, International law of Outer Space
Victor Luo, Strategic Partnerships & Product Development
Jessica West, Space Security
Responsible lunar stewardship needs expertise from all of us.
Learning from history, different world views, and many fields of expertise help us catalyse a future on the Moon that we can be proud of.
50+ Affiliates and Advisors
30+ Fellows
1,500+ Active Community Members
ContributeExplore opportunities to get involved.
Our community is made up of Affiliates, Fellows, Project Leads, Advisors, and other paid and voluntary opportunities.
We collaborate with a diverse network, including entrepreneurs, economists, indigenous leaders, sci-fi authors, politicians, as well as engineers and mission leaders with experience in traditional and new space.
We invite you to bring your perspective to our mission. Together, we can build a thriving lunar ecosystem backed by well governed infrastructure.
our work is guided by OUR VALUESHow we go matters
EXPERIMENTATION & ITERATION
COLLABORATION & OPENNESS
INTENTIONALITY & INTEGRITY
COOPERATION & EQUITABILITY
PRAGMATISM & DISCIPLINE