Made on the Moon
Resources and Manufacturing for a Lunar Economy In the 2009 film Moon, a largely automated industrial base extracts helium-3 from the lunar surface and
Humans on the Moon
Health and Performance Far from Home A technician wakes six months into her lunar assignment after a poor night’s sleep. While her muscles have
Powering the Lunar Night
Energy as the First Lunar Utility Imagine a mining machine operating several kilometers from a lunar settlement. Its electric motors drive drills into the
Building Before the Builders Arrive: Infrastructure for the First Lunar Settlement
A small cargo spacecraft lands near the lunar south pole, carrying equipment for a new habitat. No construction crew waits for it. There are
No Signal on the Moon: Building Communications and Navigation Beyond Earth
A rover leaves a lunar settlement and heads toward a mining site 30 kilometres away. It carries no driver. Its navigation system follows a
The Supply Chain to the Moon: Who Will Become the DHL of Cislunar Space?
A permanent lunar settlement needs a reliable way to move people and cargo between Earth, lunar orbit and the surface. It also needs to
Building the Lunar Economy: Why Artemis II Changes Everything
Humans have walked on the Moon. We have seen it in movies and old videos on the internet. Apollo 11 captivated a million viewers:
Health in Space: Portugal’s Role in a Growing Frontier
By Pedro Lacerda When we think about space exploration, we often imagine rockets, satellites, and distant planets. But behind every mission is a simple
How Cinema and TV Shaped How We See Living in Space
By Pedro Lacerda When we think about living in space, we often picture it through the lens of film. Sleek corridors, glowing panels, and
From Debris to Design: The Future of Space Junkyards
There are tens of thousands of pieces of debris currently orbiting Earth. Old satellites, spent rocket stages, thermal blankets, fragments from past collisions —