international lunar research park

International Lunar Research Park

A Moon Society Proposal


The path to a permanent Lunar presence is daunting..

Few countries can reach it ..

• USA, Russia, Japan, India, ESA, China

• Only 1 has safely landed and returned humans

Launch costs are outrageous ..

• Delta II cost apprx. $60M

• Est. payload to the Lunar surface ~ 1,700 pounds

• ~ $30,000 per pound payload to Lunar surface

What’s the driver & why the Moon ?


WHY THE MOON ?


Much needs to be proven for self-sustainment

Lunar resource utilization..

• Water collection, oxygen generation

• Metal extraction, raw material generation

• Fabrication and assembly

Lunar surface operations

• Environmental – static, dust, radiation

• Recycling & Life Support

• Navigation, communication

Lunar Sciences

• Astronomy, Geology…


EVERYBODY wants to be involved

Grass roots organizations..

• International groups – NSS, Moon Society, etc

• Local groups – LRS, L5, PASA, OASIS, etc

Academia

• Science and engineering colleges worldwide

•(Small universities currently have little access)

Corporations

• Large corps want to exploit new markets

• Small corps want to support the big corps

International Lunar Research ParkEVERYBODY wants to be involved


A Coalition of Interested Parties, with a common purpose

Perform Research on Topics of Joint Interest

• ISRU, Operations, Science

• Virtual, Terrestrial and Lunar

Provide a means for World Wide Access

• Universities, Non-Profits, Corporations

Share the burden of Lunar Operations

• Government grants, Industrial Partner Membership

• Non-Profit and Academic “Brain Power”

• Thousands of FREE labor hours per year

THE RESEARCH PARK CONCEPT

A Government-Industry-Academia Consortium

• Industrial partners & Academic membership Fees

•Graduated membership fee scale •Tier 1 companies (Boeing, etc) £200K -> $300K•Tier 2 suppliers (SMEs) £ 30K -> $ 45K

• Government funded infra-structure

•Buildings, roads, etc

• Government partial funding for major projects

• Distinct Governing Body

•Executive Board – Tier 1s + Govt. + Universities

•Technical Board – Tier 1s + 1 Rep from Tier 2s

Project FundingGovernment aided grants

• Large projects (competitive grants) that cross industry lines (OEMs, operators, suppliers)

• Cost match required


Core Projects

• Funded with membership fees

• Voted on by Technical Board

Partner Directed Projects

• Paid for completely by Partner funds

Contracted Work

• Paid for by outside organizations (Tech Board approved)


Existing Research Consortiums

Advanced Manufacturing Park, UK

• World’s foremost research park

• Site for 26 companies & major R&D organizations

• AMRC, TWI, CTI, Dormer, etc.

Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, UK

• Launched 2000, 50+ partners worldwide

IUCRC• Industry / University Cooperative Research Center

• Now known as the Center for Friction Processing

Advanced Forming Research Centre, UK

• Launched June, 2009, Glasgow Scotland

The Advanced Manufacturing Park – Sheffield, England

C.T.I. AMRC FoF

T.W.I.

AMRC1

Dormer Tools Incubation

Tech Ctr.Evolution Ctr.

Morrisons, Gas StationAston Hotel

The Advanced Manufacturing Park – Sheffield, England

Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre – Sheffield

Founded by Boeing with University of Sheffield• Early Partners – Rolls-Royce, Messier Dowty• 1 center focused on Industrial R&D for Aerospace

Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

Industrial driven, Government supported,

Jobs & wealth for the region & for Partners

Now 50+ Industrial Partners, 4 Research Centers• Machining, Composites, Assembly, IMP-C• Goal: Put parts on airplanes:

• Lighter, Faster, Cheaper, Greener

Micro Lab


Boeing

AMRC

Carpenter Steel

Starrag Heckert

AMRC

AMRCMessier Dowty

Boeing

Rolls-Royce

RTI Metals

ALCOA

Cincinnati Machines

University of SheffieldDassault-Catia

Mori Seiki Machines


UK & EU Grants & Competitive Contract R&D:

• £ 100M ($150M), including £ 25M Nuclear AMRC


Membership Fees:

• £ 10M Tier 1s, £ 3M Tier 2s ($ 20M)

• £ 22M in donated equipment and software Tier 1s ($ 33M)

• £ 7M equipment and services Tier 2s ($ 10M)

Funding Stream since 2000

Total Income over 10 years:

£ 142M = $ 213M

Intellectual Property Control

Extensive Collaboration Agreement covers:

• Background IP (from Partrners) & restrictions

• Proprietary & confidential Partner information


• For CORE projects, New IP owned by host University

• For ILRP, New IP owned by consortium ?

• For Partner funded projects, New IP owned by Partner

• Similar for Contracted R&D

• Government funded rules set by Govt. contract

THE OTHER BIG EXAMPLE

If NASA had not built the ISS backbone, ESA, Canada, and Japan would not be there.

How do we get there ?

•Three major phases

• Virtual, Terrestrial, and Lunar

• Virtual –

• Loose IP Control (data gathering)

• Minimal funding (free brain power)

• Proposal writing

• Government socializing of funding & projects

• Terrestrial –

• Government & Industrial partners

• Tighter IP control

• Start planning, Communicating & Organizing

The VIRTUAL International Lunar Research Park

THE FIRST STEPS

• PLANNING

• Road Mapping of R&D topics

• Cataloging & Gathering existing research

• Communicating

• Finding members and interested parties

• Universities, Corporations, Non-Profits

• Organizing

• The VIRTUAL ILRP Web Site

• Collaboration agreements

THE FIRST STEPS

• PLANNING

• Road Mapping of R&D topics• Resource utilization, surface operations, Sciences

• Outline Government Proposals

• Cataloging & Gathering existing research

• NASA R&D, Lunar Planetary Institute

• Technical Societies & Academic works

• Initial plans for Terrestrial and Lunar steps

• Facilities, Hardware, IT, Communications

• Site selection studies

• COMMUNICATING - Finding members and interested parties

• Non-Profits - Moon Society, NSS, L-5, etc.

THE FIRST STEPS

• Key Universities

• US - Wisconsin, MoST, Wash U STL, U of Houston

• International

• Strathclyde, Sheffield

• India, Japan, etc.

• University of LUNA & Kepler Space University

• Key Corporations

• Major Aerospace, Metals, Glass, Chemistry

• Terrestrial mining, Austere Operations (North AK)

• Governments – US, UK, EU, India, Japan

• ORGANIZING

• The VIRTUAL ILRP Web Site

• Collaboration agreements

• Set up Executive and Technical Boards

• Knowledge Management & IP Control

• Business Operations – Legal, Accounting

THE FIRST STEPS

• Planning, Communicating & Organizing

• Recruit, Recruit, Recruit

• Infrastructure• Building & Facilities & Physical Security• Computer Network & Security• Flight & Remote Operations facility• Plans for future Lunar communications network

• Lunar Site Selection & Infrastructure planning• Launch & Deployment planning

THE SECOND STEPS

The TERRESTRIAL International Lunar Research Park

• Space port

• Power generation, Stored Power

• Site preparation

• Initial peripheral roads

• Warehousing

• First Aid, hospital

• Shared facilities such as:

• waste treatment

• shared food production

• assembly hall, recreation facility

• Fleet of vehicles of some variety for rent or lease

THE LUNAR FACILITY

Where’s the Money come from ?

•The money’s out there…

• Space Solar Power is a key driver

• Clean Power from Space

FINAL THOUGHTS

• RECYCLING is KEY to self sustainment

• Green technologies developed during Terrestrial phase

• Potential to migrate to Earth systems & products

• LUNAR SETTLEMENTS

• Ala “Plymouth” mini-series

• Plus hotels, restaurants, farms, mechanics, etc.

• Other new technologies could benefit Earth

• Bio-leaching, Poor Ore technologies


A Moon Society Proposal

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