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International Lunar Research Park. A Moon Society Proposal. International Lunar Research Park. 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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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International Lunar Research Park
A Moon Society Proposal
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International Lunar Research Park
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 ?
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International Lunar Research Park
WHY THE MOON ?
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International Lunar Research Park
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…
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International Lunar Research Park
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
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International Lunar Research ParkEVERYBODY wants to be involved
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International Lunar Research Park
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International Lunar Research Park
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
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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
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Project FundingGovernment aided grants
• Large projects (competitive grants) that cross industry lines (OEMs, operators, suppliers)
• Cost match required
THE RESEARCH PARK CONCEPT
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)
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THE RESEARCH PARK CONCEPT
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
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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
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The Advanced Manufacturing Park – Sheffield, England
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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
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Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre – Sheffield
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Micro Lab
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre – Sheffield
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Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre – Sheffield
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Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre – Sheffield
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Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre – Sheffield
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Boeing
AMRC
Carpenter Steel
Starrag Heckert
AMRC
AMRCMessier Dowty
Boeing
Rolls-Royce
RTI Metals
ALCOA
Cincinnati Machines
University of SheffieldDassault-Catia
Mori Seiki Machines
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre – Sheffield
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UK & EU Grants & Competitive Contract R&D:
• £ 100M ($150M), including £ 25M Nuclear AMRC
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre – Sheffield
Membership Fees:
• £ 10M Tier 1s, £ 3M Tier 2s ($ 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
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Intellectual Property Control
Extensive Collaboration Agreement covers:
• Background IP (from Partrners) & restrictions
• Proprietary & confidential Partner information
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre – Sheffield
• 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
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THE OTHER BIG EXAMPLE
If NASA had not built the ISS backbone, ESA, Canada, and Japan would not be there.
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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
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• 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
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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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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Where’s the Money come from ?
•The money’s out there…
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• 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
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International Lunar Research Park
A Moon Society Proposal