Lunar Tourism: Catalyst for Jumpstarting a Cislunar Economy

Paper number

IAC-19,D3,1,7,x52547

Author

Mr. Madhu Thangavelu, United States, University of Southern California

Year

2019

Abstract

The Moon is our closest celestial neighbor. Half a century ago, people made repeated visits there. Current technologies promise to bring cislunar travel to the masses for a fraction of the resources employed during the Apollo era. Private companies have been eyeing lunar tourism and some are making real progress toward providing that service.
Some concepts developed in the ASTE527 Graduate Space Concepts Studio within the Department of Astronautical Engineering and the School of Architecture are presented.

https://sites.google.com/a/usc.edu/aste527/home/lunarevolution-role-of-the-moon-in-the-future-of-human-space-activity-2015

https://sites.google.com/a/usc.edu/aste527/home/2018-adam

Abstract document

IAC-19,D3,1,7,x52547.brief.pdf

Manuscript document

IAC-19,D3,1,7,x52547.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).

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