Space, the final frontier, it has immeasurable possibility and in the wake of Rosetta’s recent success it’s time to ask about the future of UK space policy. What are our aims? What effect have government cutbacks had on our space programme? Will space exploration become dominated by corporations and crowdfunded groups? On Tuesday 3 February 2015, Ian Taylor led a discussion with Warwick Think Tank and Rockets exploring these questions and more. Ian Taylor is the Chairman of Lunar Missions Ltd an organization managing a crowdfunded mission to send a lander to the unexplored Lunar South pole and drill ten times deeper than any previous lander. He is also a former Minister for Science, Technology & Space, and served as an MP for thirteen years. Make sure to like our page and join our Facebook groups to stay up-to-date with future events! WTT https://www.facebook.com/WarwickThinkTank/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/warwickthinktank/ Twitter: @WarwThinkTank Rockets https://www.facebook.com/WarwickRockets https://www.facebook.com/groups/562133657200030/ Twitter: @WarwickRockets Lunar Missions Ltd http://launch.lunarmissionone.com/

1. To Infinity & Beyond
(or at least the Moon)
Ian Taylor
Chairman, Lunar Missions Ltd
at
Warwick University Think Tank Society
3rd February 2015

2. ‘Audacious’ ‘Innovative’ ‘Ambitious’ ‘Inspiring’ ‘Educational’
‘Cultural’
• Preliminary Fundraising achieved – Kickstarter.com
• Independent project – global reach
• Strong science, educational & media team
• RAL Space lead in technical development
“By drilling we will unlock billions of years of geological history
related to the origin and evolution of the Earth-Moon system.”
Professor Ian Crawford, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Birkbeck College, University of London
Science led, independent, open to all

3. “Lunar Mission One is bringing space exploration to us all.
It is a truly exciting scientific endeavour – one that will
give us new insights into the ancient history of the Moon,
and understand better its relationship with our own planet.
“For children, young people and adults alike, there are few
things more capable of inspiring wonder than the mysteries of space.
Lunar Mission One has the potential to rekindle our wonder about our
closest neighbour, the Moon, which still holds so many secrets.
“This Mission dares to remind us that some of the most interesting
questions yet to be answered about space, can actually be answered this
close to home. And it makes us wonder about our own place in time, as
part of the history and future of the Universe.”
Professor Stephen Hawking

4. Public endorsers include

5. • Lunar Mission One: to deeply drill where no one has
drilled before
• Science of/on/from the Moon’s South Pole
• Assess whether feasible to have
observatories/communications posts on far side
• Telerobotic control
• Archive
- Life on Earth: humanity + biosphere
- Personal, revenue generating
• Global education
Lunar drilling

6. Mission team

7. Science team

8. Education team
Howard of Effingham School

9. • Dan Tani, an American engineer and a NASA astronaut.
Tani conducted the 100th spacewalk on the International
Space Station.
• Robert (Bob) Brumley, MD of Laser Light Communications
LLC which intends to be the first satellite telecoms service
provider based entirely on optical wave technology.
• Mazlan Othman, astrophysicist, the former Director of the
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
• Gui Trotti, the first architect working for NASA on lunar
bases, Mars vehicles and the Space Station & advisor to US
National Academies on NASA technology assessment.
LM1 International Advisors

10. • Drilling
• Precision landing
• Science
• Biosphere record
• Education
• Mission lead
• Mission authority
• Marketing of Memory Boxes
• Global funding – project to cost up to $1bn
International opportunities

11. • A $30 million competition to land a privately funded robot
on the Moon.
• The Google Lunar XPRIZE aims to open a new era of lunar
travel by vastly decreasing the cost of access to the
Moon and space to:
• Land a robot safely on the Moon
• Move 500 meters on, above, or below the Moon’s
surface; and
• Send back HDTV Mooncasts for everyone to enjoy
• ….and this must all be completed before the December
31st, 2016 deadline!

12. • (Private) GLXP Barcelona Moon Team June 2015
• (Private) GLXP Penn State Lunar Lion Team 2015
• (Private) GLXP Moon Express 2015
• (Private) GLXP Astrobotic Technology 2015
• China Chang'e 4 2015
• Russia Luna-Glob 1 2016
• IndiaChandrayaan-2 2017
• China Chang'e 5 2017
• Russia Luna-Glob 2 (Luna-Resurs) 2018
• USA ILN Node 1 2018
• China Chang'e 6 2020
Other Robotic Lunar Missions (1)

13. • Japan SELENE-2 2017
• USA International Lunar Network 2018+
• Russia Luna-Grunt 2020 and 2021
• South Korea Moon orbiter and lander 2020+
• North Korea Moon mission Unknown
• Private OpenLuna 2020+
• UK (Independent)Lunar Mission One 2024
Why the Moon??? Watch this ESA video:
http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2015/01/Destination_Moon
Other Robotic Lunar Missions (2)

14. Exploring Lunar resources

15. Beyond the Moon, Rosetta….
• ……and Philae

16. …or Robotic Exploration of Mars

17. ..or nearer to Earth, the ISS

18. Main Priorities:
• £47.7 million to play a leading role in Europe’s Mars mission
and retain leadership of Mars Rover development
• £49.2 million to give UK researchers access to the $100 billion
ISS programme
• Increased investment in telecommunications, including £56.9
million for the development of a low-cost, flexible satellite
worth over £1 billion to UK industry
• UK space industry’s £11.3 billion contribution to the UK
economy.
• https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-
agency
In context – UK Space Policy

19. Stimulating Space innovation

20. Don’t just watch space exploration,
be part of it
@lunarmissionone
www.lunarmissionone.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=igRWcC85LYI