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Beyond Flags and Footprints: Policy and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Cislunar Economy and Lunar Base Development

Beyond Flags and Footprints: Policy and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Cislunar Economy and Lunar Base Development

Jan 28, 2026 | Lunar Bases, Space Development, Space Policy

By Chisom Agali, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, University of North Texas Abstract Humanity stands at a pivotal moment in space exploration: under the Artemis Program, the Moon is no longer merely a destination for symbolic landings, but a launching point...
Material Selection and Structural Strategies for a Multi-Rotating Cylindrical Martian Space Settlement

Material Selection and Structural Strategies for a Multi-Rotating Cylindrical Martian Space Settlement

Nov 19, 2025 | Mars Settlement, Space Development, Space Settlement

[Authors: *Bryan Wang, *Louisa Xu, *Aryakrishna Kanakamedala, *Tamoghna Naladala, *Abhinav Gopalkrishnan, *Serene Wang, *Sanjana Viswaprabakaran, *Saharsh Tavva; *University of North Texas] Abstract As the human population continues to grow, an uncertain future on...
Automation and Internet Services of a Martian Large Orbital Settlement

Automation and Internet Services of a Martian Large Orbital Settlement

Nov 18, 2025 | Mars Settlement, Space Development, Space Settlement

[This paper was written by the following student members of The Space Society at the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS): Abhinav Gopalkrishnan, Om Joshi, Serene Wang, Sanjana Viswaprabakaran, Saharsh Tavva, Bryan Wang, Tamoghna Naladala, Aryakrishna...
Roadmap to the Stars: Space Development Master Plan

Roadmap to the Stars: Space Development Master Plan

Aug 14, 2025 | Mars Settlement, Space Development, Space Economics, Space Settlement

Table of Contents Introduction 1-Key Objectives Scheduling the Master Plan 2-Phases of the Space Development Master Plan Scenario 3-Phase 1: Pioneering space (Pre-1957 to Present) 4-Phase 2: Advancing Human Presence in Space The cruiser feeder space transportation...
A Case for AI-Driven Robotic Space Development

A Case for AI-Driven Robotic Space Development

Dec 7, 2023 | Commercial Space, Space Development, Space Economics, Space Settlement

Earlier this year I gave a presentation The Impact of AI and Robotics on Space Settlement, which was a successor to a presentation I first gave in 2019 at the International Space Development Conference. Titled Robotic Space Settlement, that presentation focused on the...
Space Based Technologies to address Global Warming Mitigation – Solar Based Power Stations and Solar Occulus

Space Based Technologies to address Global Warming Mitigation – Solar Based Power Stations and Solar Occulus

Dec 3, 2023 | Space Development, Space Solar Power

An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden from the observer by another object that passes between them. — Wikipedia In this article I compare two alternative space-based technologies, Solar Power Stations vs a sun blocking Occulus, that...
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