A five-month budget for the Executive Branch is proposed to continue work on scaling the Launchpad to more initiatives and cultivating a strong network of citizens and organizations in service to increasing the DAO's revenue and improving operational efficiency. In addition, the core team is responsible for maintaining core operations including governance, communications, marketing, financial operations, proposal system management, managing billing, treasury management, token liquidity management, website development, sales, community management, outreach, and everything in between. The EB will continue these operations while keeping an eye on reducing costs and dependencies for the DAO and furthering the DAO's mission by providing strategic leadership for the organization and increasing revenue to achieve our goal of full cash-flow sustainability for the DAO by the end of 2027. This cycle the EB will also prioritize deployment of the DePrize framework using the recently completed Fran

Executive Branch Proposal Q2 2026 - Q3 2026

The Human Space Program (HSP) Ethics Task Force is charged with developing a comprehensive ethical framework for the sustainable, moral, and inclusive exploration and development of the solar system. The Task Force comprises pioneering Space Philosopher Frank White as core Advisor, assisting ongoing research on the ethics of human space migration led by his student, Dr. Aurobi Das (Ph.D. in Ethical and Moral Leadership of Human Space Migration, May 2026) as Core Team Member and Project Lead.

This proposal requests Phase 1 Seed Funding for a 4-month operational window.

This initial phase focuses strictly on establishing the theoretical, qualitative, and conceptual foundations of the framework by the Principal Researcher through her LLC formation.

By securing this baseline, the Principal Researcher will deliver a high-impact proof of concept designed to de-risk the project, positioning the Task Force to unlock subsequent enterprise partnerships and long-term implementation funding for

Project Proposal for Seed Funding  as a Core Researcher to Implement Ethical Framework of Human Space Migration 

MoonDAO will sponsor one seat on a two-week simulated Mars mission at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in the Utah desert, operated by the Mars Society, during the 2026–2027 field season. The person in that seat lives and works as a full crew member on a simulated planetary base, wears an analog spacesuit for every excursion outside the habitat, follows the same daily operations and reporting the rest of the crew does, and runs one or two science experiments designed with the help of a professional researcher. Everything the crew member records is shared openly, so MoonDAO and the wider public can use it to plan real human settlements on the Moon and Mars.

MDRS Crew Seat (2026–2027 Field Season)

We are trying to be the space x of Africa, my idea is called Africa United space, a space exploration company, we have been registered since 2021 and I personally have been funding the idea untill now, we have applied for a license from the government of South Africa as we are based here,right now we have spent over $20,000, and are now broke and the start up as been registered because we owe some tax as the business is yet to be profitable, I understand your max funding is $4,000, if we could pay our hands on that , it will save my idea from going to extinct, I have already been through hell for this dream, I have been homeless and slept on the street

Africa United space 

This is a study relating to a concept for a space structure that will offer important facilities that will allow for the crucial research needed to help us towards long-term living in space.

What makes the concept very innovative is that it is completely unique, by offering facilities that do not exist in any other design.

Study Project Investigating the Concept of Island Zero

Space is the future for our civilization, and while substantial work is being done to physically get us there quicker and for less money, we still need to work to ensure that people can live and work while in space. Specifically, we need to make sure that more than just a very select few can leave our world. So, we work to bridge the medical gap and allow access to space for more people and also make the lives of those already there or about to go a bit easier and safer. Our Automatic Injection System is designed to administer medications to astronauts without them having to think about it. This allows them to focus on the tasks at hand and not worry about their next dose. Also, with this device being designed to be worn under a spacesuit, EVAs and IVAs become less risky as emergency medicines can be given without taking off or puncturing the suit. The safer we make living in space and the more people who have access to it, the closer we get to becoming a fully spacefaring species.

PULSE (now know as TOGO) : Enabling  Automated Medicine Delivery During IVA & EVA

AORA, the Astronaut Operational Readiness Academy, is an open aerospace e-learning platform created by AEAML, the Astronaut Training Agency of Mexico and Latin America. The idea is simple: space education should be accessible to anyone with curiosity, discipline, and the dream of building the future.

AORA is a EdTech digital academy for the space industry. It is designed for learners across the Americas and the rest of the world. Students enter as cadets and can take courses, follow learning paths, use AI tutors, track progress, earn certificates, collect mission patches, improve their AOR Readiness Score, and prepare for more advanced aerospace experiences.

The platform is designed to combine the best characteristics of modern EdTech, artificial intelligence, VR/AR direction, 3D simulation, gamification, data-driven learning, adaptive education, and world-class psychopedagogical methodologies. The goal is not only to put courses online. The goal is to create one of the most inspirin

Ed-Tech AI powered Aerospace E-Learning Platform for the Americas and the World - AORA — Astronaut Operational Readiness Academy - AEAML — Astronaut Training Agency of Mexico and Latin America

Space radiation from solar storms is like a dangerous "invisible storm" that can hurt astronauts on the Moon and compromise entire space missions. I want to provide guidelines on how to design a simple, safe "storm shelter" built into a lunar surface habitat, where astronauts can quickly go inside during a solar storm to stay protected. This project will use NASA's radiation simulation tools and my extensive expertise from years of research funded by NASA and show MoonDAO how space radiation protection research is performed to clear common misunderstandings that are hurting space technology design, and open way that benefits everyone exploring the Moon.

Guidelines for the design of a lunar radiation storm shelter habitat to protect astronauts

The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) is launching an online learning platform, the SpaceGen Academy, to provide global youth with access to high-quality space education. We are asking for a $2,000 sponsorship to fund our Thinkific learning platform. In return, MoonDAO gets to co-create a future course on space decentralization, reach 40,000+ young space professionals, collect leads for future MoonDAO builders, and integrate directly with our global network.

Space Education Platform for the Youth

We are building a tiny, high-tech space science experiment (a satellite payload) that will launch into space on a real rocket! Think of it like packing a "Space Backpack" with special sensors to measure radiation and temperature up in orbit. To make it fun and easy for everyone to learn from, we are creating a cartoon story series featuring a character named Luzinha the Space Scout. Kids and students will get to follow her adventures on social media, see her live data, and learn how real satellites work, and use the satellite for high school student analog mission. The mission is called LUZINHA: Lakbay (PH: Journey) Universo (PT: Universe) & Zenith: International Network for Hands-on Astroeducation.

Satellite Payload and Secondary Education Project

Mission Cosmic Colombia uses the inspiration of space to democratize STEAM education for children and youth across Colombia, focusing on underserved communities and patients affected by cancer and degenerative diseases. Through a 7 day immersive program, Solidarity Space Kits, teacher training, and regional replication, the project delivers hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics experiences that build skills, emotional resilience, and a culture of curiosity. This proposal requests funding to produce and distribute educational kits, run workshops, train educators, document impact, and create a sustainable model for replication.

Mission Cosmic Colombia

This is a high-level description of the idea. Please use ELI5 (explain like I'm five years old) wording and summarize things for anyone to understand what you want to achieve.

I would like to propose the purchase and installation of new vacuum chamber components at the University of New Mexico's human rated altitude chamber. I would also like to propose open testing opportunities to support lunar human habitation research within the community. The budget for the project is about $300 over the maximum but I will cover that out of pocket myself.

Human Rated DAO Vacuum Chamber

Will the lunar economy be open and thriving, or stagnant and dominated by a few? The answer depends on the rules we set up — who can operate where, how shared infrastructure gets funded, how disputes get resolved. Right now, nobody has a way to test those rules before they get locked in.

The Lunar Economy Simulation is a game that lets you test them. You play as a lunar mining company or as the Lunar Development Cooperative (a proposed institution that funds shared infrastructure), make real economic decisions — prospecting, mining, building, setting policies — and watch how different rules produce completely different lunar economies over simulated decades.

MoonDAO already helped fund the tabletop version, which was run at Luxembourg Space Resources Week 2026 and won first place in the Martine Rothblatt Business Plan Competition at ISDC 2026. This proposal funds the next step: turning the working digital prototype into a playable online beta — and making MoonDAO citizens its first p

Digital Lunar Economy Simulation - Beta Version

Humanity is preparing to return to the Moon but before we can build habitats, landing pads, or mining infrastructure, we need to answer a simple question:

How do we know the ground is safe?

Today there is no open, standardized framework that defines how lunar terrain should be evaluated and prepared before infrastructure is deployed.

This project proposes creating the Lunar site qualification framework: an open technical methodology describing how robotic systems can assess, characterize, and qualify lunar terrain for future missions.

The framework will be openly shared with the MoonDAO community, enabling researchers, students, engineers and future lunar missions to build upon a common foundation.

As the project evolves, FUTURA intends to validate this methodology through terrestrial analog campaigns in Malargüe, Mendoza (Argentina) — an environment suitable for testing rover operations and mission workflows — and through controlled cold-environment testing to simulate aspects of

FUTURA - Rover Mission Control & Rover prototype  - Proof of Concept

NASA has already published Artemis lunar surface exploration plans for long-term human activity on and around the Moon. These plans include surface habitats, lunar terrain vehicles, pressurized rovers, power systems, science operations, and activity around the lunar south pole, where sunlight, shadow, terrain, and possible water ice all matter for mission design.

This project turns lunar ideas into clearer plans. Builders will be able to show, test, improve, and share mission concepts with the community. The goal is to create useful open infrastructure that helps space architects, students, researchers, and future project teams design better lunar missions together.

We will do it in LunCoSim - an open simulation toolkit for planning and testing this kind of Moon infrastructure before it is built in the real world.

Superseeded by https://www.moondao.com/project/265

Africa United Space is a project that aims to build the foundation for affordable African space technology. This proposal focuses on creating a professional feasibility study and preliminary rocket subsystem design rather than building a launch vehicle immediately. Think of it like drawing the blueprint before building a house. The project will provide research, technical documentation, and a roadmap that can help future aerospace development in Africa and benefit the MoonDAO community.

NASA has published Moon to Mars and Artemis architecture plans for long-term human activity on and around the Moon. These plans include surface habitats, lunar terrain vehicles, pressurized rovers, power systems, science operations, cargo, communications, and activity around the lunar south pole, where sunlight, shadow, terrain, and possible water ice all affect mission design.

This project turns those lunar concepts into clearer, interactive plans. Builders will be able to show, test, improve, and share mission concepts with the community. The goal is to create useful open infrastructure that helps space architects, students, researchers, and future project teams design better lunar missions together.

We will do this in LunCoSim, an open simulation toolkit for planning and testing Moon infrastructure before it is built in the real world.

Interactive NASA Lunar Base Model

This is a proposal for a study to produce a report relating to a new concept for a space structure - one that offers important facilities that will allow for the crucial research needed to help us towards long-term living in space.

What makes the concept very innovative is that it is completely unique, by offering facilities that do not exist in any other design.

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