MOONDAO
Fund the workthat settles the Moon
Every quarter, the MoonDAO community funds open research, tools and hardware that bring a lunar settlement closer.
Every quarter
A new funding round
Second Thursday of the quarter
Proposals due
Third Thursday of the quarter
Member vote
Self-sustaining lunar settlement by 2030
Every funded project leaves something other members can use on that path: protocols, simulations, hardware tests and open research.
What we fund
Work that produces something the community can see, use and build on.
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Research & open data
Studies, simulations and datasets that move lunar settlement forward and that anyone can build on.
02
Tools & software
Code, protocols and designs that other MoonDAO projects can reuse.
03
Hardware & tests
Prototypes and experiments that turn ideas into results you can inspect.
How it works
# ideation · you
Open-source regolith test rig for lunar dust sealing
Senate member
Love this. Have you seen the JSC-1A simulant work?
How funding works
A quarterly pot
Each round is funded from the treasury, currently 3% of its liquid assets, so the pot grows with the DAO.
Shared across projects
Each funded project can receive up to a quarter of the pot, so no single project takes it all.
Rewards for shipping
Completed projects can earn retroactive rewards each quarter, including vMOONEY locked for four years.
Active projects
Work the community is funding right now.
Active Projects
Contribute to space exploration initiatives
Spaceflight Training Scholarships
ActiveThe Inspired 24 requests financial support from MoonDAO to clear outstanding equipment and educational software liabilities from establishing our human spaceflight preparation cour...
Lunar Ledger API for Mission Control
ActiveThe Lunar Ledger is a neutral, shared record of lunar missions, run by the Open Lunar Foundation, a nonprofit. The ledger currently has 6 signatories including major aeronautical c...
MoonDAO Proposal - Analog Space Suit Upgrade
ActiveSpace analog simulations are essential for understanding and preparing for conditions, restrictions and requirements that we need to consider for living and working on the Moon or ...
Interactive NASA Lunar Base Model
ActiveNASA 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, pr...
FUTURA - Rover Mission Control & Rover prototype - Proof of Concept
ActiveHumanity 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 groun...
Human Rated DAO Vacuum Chamber
ActiveThis 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 w...
Bring a lunar-ready idea
Share it in Discord, write it up, and pitch it to the community at Town Hall.