2022, STSC, General Statement, General Exchange of Views and Introduction of Reports Submitted on National Activities

Open Lunar Foundation, Agenda Item 4, General Exchange

Thank you Madam Secretary, distinguished delegates, of the COPUOS STSC. Open Lunar Foundation became an official observer in 2021 and we are pleased to offer a brief update on our work since last session.

Open Lunar Foundation is a charitable nonprofit organization in the United States. Our mission is to Enable a peaceful, cooperative, long term human presence on the Moon for the benefit of all life. We operate a remote team from New Zealand, Canada, USA and Europe, and work with many partners, volunteers and collaborators to achieve global outcomes. We actively participate in the community through roles such as convening the Moon Dialogs, a lunar policy dialog platform, and hosting a global research fellowship program for sector capacity building on lunar policy, among many other roles. Our work connects technology and policy, and we believe that near-term considerations for lunar development are opportunities for setting positive precedents.