Designing Governance and Economic Frameworks for the Emerging Cislunar and Lunar Economy

1-day meeting on governance and economic frameworks for the emerging cislunar and lunar economy. This meeting will (1) assess the current governance structures under-girding the cislunar and lunar economy; and (2) identify major gaps in those structures that will emerge as the economy expands.

As spacefaring nations and commercial actors return to the Moon and expand operations into cislunar space (the volume of space influenced by the Earth and the Moon), the need for reliable and secure economic and institutional systems will become increasingly urgent. These systems will support science and exploration as well as commercial activities, including resource extraction, logistics, communications, power, and data services.