| Title: | Sustainable Moon |
| Material Type: | ISU Team Project report |
| Publisher: | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University, 2019 |
| Format: | 1 electronic resource (x, 139 p.) / col. ill. |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | TL799.M6 |
| Subjects: | Lunar bases ; Lunar bases--Design and construction ; Moon--Exploration ; Sustainability ; Sustainable architecture ; Sustainable engineering |
| Description: | Although the literature provides broad evaluation of the technical, scientific, and international requirements for lunar base activities, it contains significant gaps in evaluating the rationales for returning to the Moon and the sustainability of these proposals. Sustainability is important to consider for a lunar base evolution to ensure that proposals are feasible and ethical for the long term. To address this insufficiency, this project reviewed existing lunar activity plans and developed Lunar Sustainability Goals and rationales, which can be integrated into currently planned lunar surface missions. These fifteen goals, developed in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space(COPUOS) Long Term Sustainability of Outer Space Guidelines, and in consultation with external advisors, are:(1) Open Access, (2) Peaceful Purposes, (3) Diversity and Opportunity, (4) International Cooperation, (5) Education and Outreach, (6) Environmental Protection, (7) Heritage Protection, (8) Health and Safety, (9) Sustainable Transportation, (10) Standardization, (11) Space Debris Mitigation, (12) Zero Waste, (13) Sustainable Energy, (14) Sustainable In Situ Resource Utilization, and(15) Earth Applications. Ultimately, these goals, along with their accompanying targets and indicators, serve to inform decision makers within the space community about the viability of and potential for incorporating sustainability into planned lunar surface missions. |
| Contents note: | 1. Introduction 2. Purpose 3. Roadmap 4. Lunar sustainability goals 5. Discussion 6. Conclusion 7. References |
| ISU program : | Master of Space Studies |
| Format : | Open Access |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=10728 |
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