9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
[AOS14-03] JGC'S VISION FOR A LUNAR SOCIETY
"LUMARNITYTM(LUNAR SMART COMMUNITYTM)"
Keywords:Moon, Lunar Surface, ISRU
In recent years, lunar development plans in various countries have been gaining momentum. For instance, the lunar exploration plan by ISECG[1] and JAXA[2] envisions four astronauts exploring the Moon for 42 days each year around 2030, and four astronauts stationed on the Moon around 2040. With reference to the scenario, assuming a lunar city of 1,000 people in the further future, we (JGC Corporation) aim to build a sustainable lunar society, named “Lunar Smart Community® (Lumarnity®)”. Lumarnity® is defined as a community that sustains itself by regenerating resources, including electricity, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, food, and human waste, while also efficiently utilizing these resources through mutual cooperation. As a leading contractor in the oil and gas industry, our plan is to promote this concept from the infrastructure and habitat related field. As a step in this direction, we are working on projects with JAXA and MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries). For the JAXA project "Conceptual Study of a Pilot Plant toward the Realization of a Lunar ISRU Plant"[3], we are studying the concept of the ISRU (In-situ resource utilization) plant facilities to convert water resources into liquified hydrogen/oxygen as fuel, drinking water and gaseous oxygen for human moon exploration. Also, for the MAFF project “Government-led strategic project to develop and advanced resource recycling food supply system to support long-term stays on the moon and other bodies” [4], we are conducting the study regarding sustainable habitation infrastructure.
The presentation will be about our vision, our response to the need for future lunar development and roadmap for our contribution.
[1] ISECG, The Global Exploration Roadmap Supplement (Oct 2022)
URL:https://www.globalspaceexploration.org/wp-content/isecg/GER_Supplement_Update_2022.pdf|
[2] JAXA, Future Space Exploration Scenario 2021 (Mar 2021)
URL:https://www.exploration.jaxa.jp/assets/img/news/pdf/scenario/2021/Scenario2021.pdf|
[3] JGC News Release "JGC Selected for the JAXA Project "Conceptual Study of a Pilot Plant toward the Realization of a Lunar ISRU Plant" (Dec 2023)
https://www.jgc.com/en/news/2023/20231206.html
[4] SPACE FOODSPHERE news release, "Consortium with SPACE FOODSPHERE as representative organization selected for government-led R&D project in space food domain." (Dec 2021)
https://spacefoodsphere.jp/en/news/89/
The presentation will be about our vision, our response to the need for future lunar development and roadmap for our contribution.
[1] ISECG, The Global Exploration Roadmap Supplement (Oct 2022)
URL:https://www.globalspaceexploration.org/wp-content/isecg/GER_Supplement_Update_2022.pdf|
[2] JAXA, Future Space Exploration Scenario 2021 (Mar 2021)
URL:https://www.exploration.jaxa.jp/assets/img/news/pdf/scenario/2021/Scenario2021.pdf|
[3] JGC News Release "JGC Selected for the JAXA Project "Conceptual Study of a Pilot Plant toward the Realization of a Lunar ISRU Plant" (Dec 2023)
https://www.jgc.com/en/news/2023/20231206.html
[4] SPACE FOODSPHERE news release, "Consortium with SPACE FOODSPHERE as representative organization selected for government-led R&D project in space food domain." (Dec 2021)
https://spacefoodsphere.jp/en/news/89/