1. A New Lunar Exploration Architecture Dave Dunlop Moon Society Lunar Track ISDC Presentation Orlando, FL 05/29/2009

2. The Moon's Exploration has barely begun Scientific Context of the Exploration of the Moon A big place to Explore - the “8th” Continent has the area of Africa & Australia combined The Moon's new exploration line item in NASA's SMD budget for small-medium missions A long term demand for more global surface samples and a broader set of data than those generated from Apollo Mare sites Long term demand for water and volatiles New findings & opportunities Peary Crater & Mini SAR Alberto Saal and Pyroclastic water deposits New climate of collaboration - competition A Succession of landers/ rovers Google Lunar X-Prize ILN Agreements Announced missions and teams MERCO-SUR - GGC Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Council

3. A New Architecture and Rationale of Exploration is Needed to Advance from Science to Utilization and Settlement Lowering the Price Points: $100m>$50m Worden's “Low Tens of Millions “Break even” at First Prize Level “Break even at Second Prize Level What can we do that useful with little rover platforms? Address Decadal Survey Planning for SMD LEAG ICEUM OSEWG

4. A New Bag of Tricks Open Source RTGs Secondary markets” Ion Drives & WSB Tethers Thermal Wadis Smaller, lighter, instrumentation packages Agile Business models & “Collabitition” Student Engagement Mass Virtual & Authentic Participation-Education\ “Click Workers” on Mars Virtual Environments and Market for participation What Can I Do? Acquire & Apply Tools Innovate “What if Entrepreneurs” Are We Making Money Yet Are We Having Fun? “Look What I Did” What Did We Learn on the Moon Today? Versus “Don't Touch Anything”

5. I. Define Exploration Areas based on Density of Scientific Targets A.North Pole: Peary Crater Flat floor Interior Partially sunlight Water Ice in shadowed regions Dodge in and out of cold and sunlight ILN node with RTGs B. South Pole Aitken Basin Water Ice in shadowed regions? “Eternal light” and surrounding exploration Issue of relief and rugged terrain ILN node with RTGs Samples of deepest lunar basin material

6. Define Exploration Areas based on Density of Scientific Targets C. Aristarchus One of youngest craters Volcanic province Numerous rilles & associated lava tubes Potential volcanic vents Possible gas release sites from phenomena of transient lunar events Pyroclastic deposits with measurement of in situ solar wind gas with measurement of interior water samples Marius Hills volcanic Domes Oceanus Procellarum ILN with RTGs

7. II. Select ILN Landing Sites Central to a cluster of regional exploration sites 1.Seismic Probe 2.Heat Probe 3.Lunar retro reflectors 4.Measure solar wind and magnetic environment 5.Other sensors and experiments (i.e.) Dr. Erin Tranfield chemical reactivity of lunar dust 2kg chemlab B. A long term global multilayered strategy of infrastructure development C. Design RTG power supply to be accessible from other mobile equipment D. Designated collection stations E. Secondary Utilization markets

8. III Small Surface Rovers A. Small Mars Pathfinder Class Solar powered Robotic arm with Drill for rock faces Laser for sampling with spectrometer Robotic arm for small sample collection with sample “library Stereo Cameras B. A “Florette exploration path for each lunar day Return to ILN central collection point for Sample deposits RTG power supply Succession of exploration paths surrounding ILN points Rover planned termination at ILN for “planned salvage” C. Expended tanks from landing are “assets in waiting” for ISRU Design for this secondary utilization

9. IV. Long Distance Rovers Spirit &Opportunity Class Rovers Landed at ILN site leaving tanks A. RTG enabled B. Long Distance Treks C. Sample Library Collection from ILN D. In Situ Lab for Samples Collection E. Delivery to planned Human Sortie Location F. Refurbishable for subsequent utilization

10. VI Potential for the Thermal Wadi – The Necessity for protection from thermal cycling Surface excavation & processing “Thermal islands” of storage & utilization of latent heat Solar charged electric power

11. VII Necessity of O2 Production & Utilization of surplus In Situ pilot plants Telerobotic operation “My kingdom for a tank” Solar Wind Gasses

12. VIII. Human Sortie & Outposts & the Heritage of Robotic Exploration A Surveyed landing sites - risk reduction B..Landing Beacons C. Human Sortie -Outpost Development - Leveraging survey information for human sortie - Leveraging robotic assets with refurbishment by crew “ Service extension” missions D. Development of ISRU Application -O2 -Solar Wind -Pyroclastic Deposits Water Mining -Secondary markets for landed assets E. Some instrumentation for on site assessment F. Commercial Development “the Hand maiden” of Science

13. V. “Secondary” markets for equipment Recapture capital by sale Recapture landed mass of tanks Tank farm assemblage Two classes of landers “recaptured” for extended use Sampling lab equipment

14. Summary: A Major Opportunity to Advance from ILN beginning point A New Strategy and Architecture Scientific Exploration of the “Eighth Continent - both Nearside & Farside” A Long Term “Market Demand” Science & Commercial Development