Community-led Lunar Accidents, Issues and Reporting System (LAIIRS)
[Sponsored] Join Open Lunar Foundation tomorrow at 9am PDT for a virtual event showcasing their latest fellowship research!
Celestial Citizen is thrilled to be supported in part this year by the Open Lunar Foundation, an organization working toward a peaceful, cooperative, lunar presence. Continue reading below for a short spotlight on some of the work that they do as well as information regarding an upcoming research fellowship showcase event.
We hope that you’ll consider registering for what is sure to be a thoughtful and informative virtual event from Open Lunar Foundation tomorrow at 9am PDT.
And we’ll be back Friday with your regular scheduled programming and a brand-new edition of Continuum!
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Towards a Community-led Lunar Accidents, Incidents, and Issues Reporting System (LAIIRS)
Recent missions such as Peregrine Mission One and Intuitive Machines 1 are indicating the eventual return of humans to the surface of the Moon, with many more missions and technologies on the way to cislunar space and the Lunar surface. To support the long-term goal of uninterrupted human presence on the Moon, there are also global plans to develop and deploy a variety of technologies and demonstrations on the Lunar surface as exemplified by the Global Exploration Roadmap, ranging from Lunar landers to nuclear power sources to roving vehicles to greenhouses. These efforts are led by government and industry actors from different countries, presenting unique challenges in coordinating efforts among different players.
This is not the first time explorers have attempted to create a long-term presence in another environment. Our past experiences here on Earth have shown us two things:
Whenever we have had such an interest in exploring an environment, we have ended up damaging it. One can simply think of the exploration of the Americas, and the damage to the rich culture and history of this continent that resulted from this lucrative endeavour.
In the face of such an increased interest and growing efforts to gain a foothold in another environment, we have always made mistakes, learned from them and then created standards and regulations to not repeat the mistakes again. Safety regulations in the aviation and transportation sector, or even something as simple as a building code are the results of these trials and errors.
You're Invited: Open Lunar Fellowship Research Showcase
Our friends at Open Lunar Foundation are hosting their fellowship research showcases this fall. The first one on Wednesday, 14th August will have Open Lunar fellow Dr. Ali Nasseri present findings exploring the case for a community-led lunar accidents, issues and reporting system (LAIIRS). This presentation, being the first session of three, will also provide a brief overview of Open Lunar’s Innovation Process and the showcases to follow in the coming weeks.
Why attend:
Understand the need for a voluntary reporting system for lunar missions.
Learn how LAIIRS can shape the future of lunar mission monitoring
Explore ways to improve safety and sustainability in space operations
Discover how this system could inform future standards and mission planning