Carving the Moon into “economic zones” undermines efficiency, investment, and collaboration.

Building a cloud that reaches the Moon—and when the public will feel the difference.

Part 3/3: Building the Lunar Grid — Solar Power as the Backbone of Moon Settlements.

Part 2/3: Powering Cislunar Space — Why Lunar Solar Energy Matters for Missions Between Earth and Moon.

Part 1/3: Moonlight to Earthlight — How Lunar Solar Power Could Deliver Clean Energy Back Home.

The commercial case, who’s building them, and when the public will feel the benefits.

After Odysseus, the play shifts from “can we land?” to “who pays, for what, and on what cadence?”

Regolith structures, printed shells, and modular interiors.

Using lunar infrastructure to safeguard Earth from NEOs.

Why the poles are the practical launchpad for industry.

What to pencil first when production moves off-world.

Coverage, timing, and laser links for a busy Earth–Moon corridor.

Greenhouses, water loops, and medical capability for steady uptime.

How staging nodes make every other business cheaper.

Separating promise from product in lunar He-3.

Turning polar volatiles into bankable services.

Why polar oxygen plants and L1 depots could underpin the lunar economy.

Modular shells, local materials, and factory-style assembly in space or land