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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🌌 Happy #WorldSpaceWeek! The Moon is humanity's next shared chapter, and how we write it — the standards, norms, and infrastructure — will echo for generations. Be part of writing it, subscribe to our newsletter: www.openlunar.org/newsletter 🌕 #openlunar #moon4all #onemoon

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🌒 Surface Tensions, our lunar coordination tabletop with ESPI at the 2026 UNCOPUOS Plenary, is now published. Declared operational areas shaped behaviour without recognition, and a habitat announced publicly but absent from a shared operational picture was damaged by a rival's landing. #openlunar

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🧭 As humans return to the Moon for longer stays, navigation is a safety system. Research by Dr. Peng Hu shows better interoperability between LunaNet satellites strengthens commercial missions AND crewed Artemis flights. 🚀 www.openlunar.org/publications/pnt-whitepaper #openlunar

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌏 Missions like Japan's SLIM proved the value of information sharing at the Moon — but it hasn't scaled globally. The Lunar Ledger lets organisations share technical data reliably & privately. Six companies have already signed up. 🛰️ www.lunarledger.space #openlunar #mooncommons

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The Lunar Ledger

Global Lunar Database of Objects and Activities

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🎬 Our Senior Policy Lead Samuel Jardine joined Tangle News' new documentary on the return to the Moon — on how lunar activity now raises complex questions of geopolitics, governance, commercial ambition, and strategic competition. 🌗 youtu.be/j-6etWMgNv0 #openlunar #lunargovernance

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🌕 Governance breakthroughs, new research, mission milestones, and ways to get involved — join a global community of people who believe how we return to the Moon matters. 💌 Subscribe: openlunarfoundation.myflodesk.com/besi7sgv4n #openlunar #moonweshare #onemoon

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📡 The Moon has data to share. The first commercial lunar dataset is live on the Lunar Ledger, from JAOPS/Dymon's YAOKI mission. Shared data = safer, cheaper, more capable missions for everyone. 🤝 Explore: www.lunarledger.space #openlunar #mooncommons #onemoon

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌑 Open Lunar has awarded a project grant to Moon Monday, the world's only weekly lunar exploration newsletter, written by Jatan Mehta, free to read, and free of ads—written since 2020. Read more: www.openlunar.org/projects/educatio…

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🔭 The Moon is a time capsule of the Solar System — including Earth's past. The Lunar Science & Ethics guide (Lunar Policy Platform, with our support, plus COSPAR & IAU input) makes the case for balancing all lunar activity with its scientific value: lunarpolicyplatform.org/science #openlunar

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

💫 Did you know you can support peaceful lunar development through a Donor-Advised Fund? Recommend a grant to Open Lunar Foundation (EIN: 82-4265651) — or give one-time or monthly. Every gift sustains open lunar research. 🌕 www.openlunar.org/donate #openlunar #moon4all

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Want to show your support for lunar governance, coordination, and a future that works for everyone? Now you can. Check out the Open Lunar store: www.bonfire.com/store/open-lunar-fo…

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🌑 Ground Rules, the work of 2026 Open Lunar Fellow Aaron Mackey, uses a three-ring framework to size lunar operational areas. The full paper and toolkit are published and available now: www.openlunar.org/publications/grou…

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🎧 Who gets to mine the Moon — and who decides? Our board member, space law expert Tanja Masson-Zwaan, joined the BBC to unpack it. The rules we set now will shape the Moon for generations. ⚖️ www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct98pk #openlunar #lunargovernance #onemoon

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BBC Audio | The Inquiry | Should we mine the Moon?

Is it mankind’s right to mine the Moon?

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our Senior Policy Lead Samuel Jardine will be in Geneva 7–9 September. He’ll be at the Geneva Security Debate on Lunar Security and Strategic Competition, hosting a Lunar Scenario Simulation, and at the Outer Space Security Conference. If you are in Geneva, drop us a line: contact@openlunar.org

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🌙 As we aim for a permanent outpost for humanity in space, ensuring peaceful progress at the Moon is critical. Our technical & policy research is all in the public domain — built to be extended by anyone. 📖 Explore: www.openlunar.org/publications #openlunar #mooncommons #onemoon

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🤝 Neither the Artemis Accords nor the ILRS has an answer for two missions operating in the vicinity of the same crater. Our fellow Aaron Mackey argues they don't necessarily need one. Physics doesn't take sides. 📰 Read the full post: ow.ly/Lwjx50ZFQg3

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🛰️ Lunar traffic is already real: ISRO moved Chandrayaan-2's orbit early to dodge NASA's LRO. The Moon's uneven gravity funnels orbiters into tight lanes — collision risks will only grow. Our explainer on centralised traffic coordination: www.openlunar.org/blog/registry-info #openlunar

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Moon missions need their own Wikipedia and beyond. Open Lunar is building it. — Open Lunar Foundation

Open Lunar Foundation is building the Lunar Registry, a community platform to share information about Moon missions as well as privately coordinate orbital traffic to reduce collision risks and build trust between competing entities.

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

📬 Follow humanity's return to the Moon — and the people working to make sure we return well. Research, milestones, events, and lunar governance, straight to your inbox. No noise, just the Moon. 🌕 openlunarfoundation.myflodesk.com/besi7sgv4n #openlunar #mooncommons #onemoon

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🖥️ How do we govern crowded lunar sites? 2026 Fellow Vic Paulson built Overlap: a simulation sandbox for testing Designated Lunar Area governance at the south pole. 🌗 Watch the webinar: ow.ly/lqg150ZB7Fq #openlunar #onemoon

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🌙 The Moon belongs to no one — and to everyone. Your gift funds independent research and open infrastructure that keep the Moon a commons for all life. One-time, monthly, DAF, or in-kind — every bit helps. ✨ www.openlunar.org/donate #openlunar #moonweshare #onemoon

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

📡 A first for open lunar data: the YAOKI rover dataset from Intuitive Machines Mission 2 is now publicly accessible on the Lunar Ledger — the platform's first release, with JAOPS/Dymon & @cospar.bsky.social. 🌕 www.openlunar.org/blog/lunar-ledger-first-dataset-release #openlunar #onemoon

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Lunar Ledger | First Dataset Release — Open Lunar Foundation

In this webinar, Open Lunar Foundation, JAOPS/Dymon, and COSPAR introduced the first lunar mission dataset to be made publicly accessible through Lunar Ledger, featuring data from the YAOKI rover miss...

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The lunar south pole is not a homogeneous surface. It might serve landing, living, and mining purposes with different demands from the same terrain 🌒 Read 2026 Open Lunar Fellow Vic Paulson’s blog post: www.openlunar.org/blog/geology-writ…

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🌒 A spent Falcon 9 stage just hit the Moon — tracked to impact by volunteer astronomers, not any official system. Cislunar coordination can't wait. Board member Jessy Kate Schingler made the case: warontherocks.com/2022/07/dont-delay-getting-serious-about-cislunar-security/ #openlunar

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Coordination for debris, disposal, and activities all become important. Observation can tell us where something landed and what happened to the surface. It cannot tell us what an object contained. For that, operators need to provide their half of the record.

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

That gap will matter far more as lunar activity grows. With more than 400 missions planned over the next two decades, many concentrated around a small number of polar sites, discarded hardware, plume-driven dust and chemical exhaust will increasingly affect other operations & the scientific record.

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Its trajectory is known not because a space agency has been following it, but because astronomer Bill Gray has tracked high-altitude debris privately for two decades. No agency is currently formally tasked with following objects of this kind once they leave Earth orbit.

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

At 06:35 UTC this morning, a spent Falcon 9 upper stage was expected to strike the Moon near Einstein crater at roughly 8,700 km/h. (Image credit: Joel Kowsky)

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🌙 Today we say a heartfelt thank you and farewell to Mehak Sarang, our Director of Industry Integration, as she heads off to graduate school! We are so proud of her, and so excited for what comes next. Please join us in wishing Mehak all the best on this new chapter! 🚀

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🌕 Happy Moon Day. On July 20, 1969, humanity looked up — and then, for the first time, looked down at Earth from the surface of the Moon. We asked our community to share what the Moon looks like from where they stand. Different corners of the world. The same light. Keep your eyes on the sky 🌙

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We're delighted to welcome Nhat Nguyen as our Project and Partnerships Lead for the Lunar Ledger! 🎉 🌖 Nhat will guide the Ledger through its next phase of maturity—growing the Ledger into a trusted, widely adopted piece of lunar infrastructure. Learn more about Nhat: ow.ly/I9IJ50ZnTHe

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📅 Join us for a webinar on July 8, where Fellow Vic Paulson will present her work on Designated Lunar Areas (DLAs) and Overlap, a digital simulation sandbox for testing DLA governance regimes at the lunar south pole 🌖 Register here ➡️ luma.com/cngcmxo0

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

On the sidelines of the UN COPUOS, 69th session, Open Lunar partnered with ESPI to run a tabletop exercise simulating the activities & actors involved in a return to the Moon for member-state delegates. Our thanks to the delegates who & our partners at ESPI for hosting & co-designing this exercise.

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The Moon has data to share 🌕 Open Lunar Foundation, JAOPS, Dymon and Committee on Space Research are coming together to release the first commercial lunar dataset on the Lunar Ledger. Tune in tomorrow to learn more. 📅 July 1, 9am ET 🔗 Register here: luma.com/1a5wjrhc

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

💻 Join us for a webinar on July 8, where Fellow Vic Paulson will present her work on Designated Lunar Areas (DLAs) and Overlap, a digital simulation sandbox for testing DLA governance regimes at the lunar south pole 🌙 Register here: luma.com/cngcmxo0

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

YAOKI reached the Moon in March 2025. Now the team behind it is sharing what they found. Join us on July 1 to listen to our Transmission about the first commercial lunar dataset, soon live on the Lunar Ledger 🌕 📅 July 1, 9am ET 🔗 Register: luma.com/1a5wjrhc | Committee on Space Research

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Lunar Ledger | First Dataset Release · Zoom · Luma

Join Open Lunar Foundation, JAOPS/Dymon, and COSPAR for a milestone event marking the release of the first mission dataset on the Lunar Ledger platform. This…

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The Moon has data to share 🌕 Open Lunar Foundation, JAOPS, Dymon and Committee on Space Research are coming together to release the first commercial lunar dataset on the Lunar Ledger. Tune in to learn more. 📅 July 1, 9am ET 🔗 Register here: luma.com/1a5wjrhc

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

2026 Open Lunar Fellow Aaron Mackey proposes methodology for how large a lunar operational area should be 🌒 ow.ly/rgfe50Zagwg Learn more at his Fellowship Showcase: 📅 Tuesday, June 23, 2026 🕘 8am PT · 11am ET · 5pm CEST · 8.30pm IST 🔗 Register: ow.ly/abPP50Zagwh

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Lunar governance frameworks draws from Earth’s analogues, yet none of those analogues is fully applicable at the lunar south pole. Fish stocks renew. Spectrum isn't consumed. Antarctica bans extraction. Lunar water ice is none of those things. Read more from Vic Paulson ⬇️ ow.ly/nf3r50ZcV0B

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

YAOKI reached the Moon in March 2025. Now the team behind it is sharing what they found. Join us on July 1 to listen to our Transmission about the first commercial lunar dataset, soon live on the Lunar Ledger 🌕 Committee on Space Research 📅 July 1, 9am ET 🔗 Register here: luma.com/1a5wjrhc

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Meet the Lunar Ledger's first data scientist. Zack Gainsforth, with experience from UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory, joins us on July 1 to show you how to access the YAOKI dataset 🌕 📅 July 1, 9am ET 🔗 Register here: luma.com/1a5wjrhc

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The Moon has data to share 🌕 Open Lunar Foundation, JAOPS, Dymon and Committee on Space Research are coming together to release the first commercial lunar dataset on the Lunar Ledger. Tune in to learn more. 📅 July 1, 9am ET 🔗 Register here: luma.com/1a5wjrhc

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Open Lunar is proud to announce that we have joined The Karman Project’s Impact Circle of the Space Peace Prize Alliance. Learn more about the Prize in the video below, featuring Open Lunar Board Chair, Chris Hadfield ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICWk7Sjw3jI

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We’re excited to announce plans for releasing the first commercial lunar dataset on the public Lunar Ledger this year, in partnership with JAOPS and DYMON. Read more: 🔗 www.openlunar.org/blog/data-sharing-is-key-to-a-sustainable-presence-on-the-moon

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Artemis II was a collaborative international endeavor spanning the US, Europe, Canada, and Australia, a show of what we can achieve together. Open Lunar is proud to be an active Permanent Observer at the UN's COPUOS. Read more about our role ⬇️ www.openlunar.org/blog/inside-copuos

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Meet “Epoch”, Open Lunar’s lunar timekeeping research, encouraging collaborative space exploration. Epoch’s motivation is to meet the demands of an accelerating lunar ecosystem by enabling low-cost shared infrastructure. Learn more ⬇️ www.openlunar.org/blog/timekeeping-…

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Keeping time at the Moon — Open Lunar Foundation

A new approach to lunar timekeeping—built from affordable commercial hardware, redundant clock networks, and shared open infrastructure.

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Open Lunar Foundation @openlunar.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Planetary Science Journal has published a special collection of “open access” research papers on NASA’s VIPER rover: iopscience.iop.org/collections/psj-…

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