The Lunar Development Cooperative: The Missing Piece of Lunar Settlement

The Lunar Development Cooperative, or LDC, is a business friendly concept that could provide ground rules for lunar operators and especially space startups.

It operates as the Moon’s primary infrastructure holder and public-service provider. Fully private and voluntary, with no assertion of sovereignty.

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00:00 Intro
01:49 Tragedy of the Commons
03:02 Why Space Agencies Should Establish an Authority
04:16 Lunar Development Cooperative (LDC)
06:52 LDC Rules
07:17 LDC Site Registry: The Heart of the System
08:20 Managing Interference from Non-Members
10:16 LDC Infrastructure Plan
12:00 Final Thoughts
12:59 Outro

Sources:

Lunar Development Cooperative White Paper [PDF]: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/67c1dc2979b25b2f01e9497d/t/67c1e0410c71e40680b5ce79/1740759112338/LDC+White+Paper.pdf

The Commercial Lunar Economy Field Guide: A Vision for Industry on the Moon in the Next Decade (Chapter 18): https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/Display/Article/4250446/the-commercial-lunar-economy-field-guide-a-vision-for-industry-on-the-moon-in-t/

Strategies for lunar development: https://thespacereview.com/article/5010/1