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August 2nd, 2017
Credit: ESA/NASA
Hawaii is cranking up the volume regarding an International MoonBase Summit.
The goal is to create an action plan that will culminate with the building of Moon Base prototypes on Earth, followed by a sustainable settlement on the Moon. An early goal is to develop a prototype Moon Base in Hawaii to further international operations on the Moon.
The International MoonBase Summit (IMS) will convene a team of leading scientists, educators and entrepreneurs, from space agencies and industries worldwide, to advance the development and implementation of an international base on the Moon.
The summit is to be staged October 1- 5 at the Mauna Lani Hotel and Bungalows, Kohala Coast on Hawaii’s Big Island. This gathering is sponsored by the International Moonbase Alliance, LLC.
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Essential resources
According to an IMS statement, delegates to the meeting will focus on identifying essential resources and technological capabilities required to enable and sustain lunar-based operations. Through the promotion of international collaborations, and public-private partnerships intent is to reduce costs, enhance benefits and accelerate timetables for lunar settlements.
“We will build on discussions and recommendations from the Lunar Exploration and Analysis Group (LEAG), the European Lunar Symposium, the International Space Development Conference, the NewSpace Symposium, the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), and other space forums worldwide, to formulate an integrated strategy for establishing the proposed multinational lunar base,
according to the statement. “We also will demonstrate why Hawaii is one of the best places on Earth to develop a prototype Moon Base.”
Inside look at one idea the European Space Agency is exploring in its formulation of a “Moon Village” that incorporates 3D printing.
Credit: ESA/ Foster + Partners
Alliance
The IMS will conclude with the formation of an International MoonBase Alliance (IMA), comprised of representatives from Summit working groups. Accordingly, the IMA will continue to pursue the resources and milestones identified during the summit, as well as oversee and facilitate the design and development of a prototype lunar base in Hawaii to both enable and support international operations on the Moon.
The goal is to create an action plan that will culminate with the building of Moon Base prototypes on Earth, followed by a sustainable settlement on the Moon. The IMS delegates will focus on identifying essential resources and technological capabilities required to enable and sustain lunar-based operations. Through the promotion of international collaborations, and public-private partnerships we can reduce costs, enhance benefits and accelerate timetables for lunar settlements.
The Earth straddling the limb of the Moon, as seen from above Compton crater.
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
Human migration
In broad terms, an IMA vision statement: “Humankind will become a multi-planetary species. The International MoonBase Alliance is the vanguard of the next great wave of human migration. We must go with humility, respect and aloha. Only with this spirit, will we voyage to and settle on the Moon, Mars and beyond
The mission of the International MoonBase Alliance is to unite space agencies, space companies and humanity to build sustainable settlements on the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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