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Moon Village Association

The Moon Village Association (MVA) has been recently created as non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Vienna. Its goal is the creation of a permanent global informal forum for stakeholders like governments, industry, academia and the public interested in the development of the Moon Village. The MVA fosters cooperation for existing or planned global moon exploration programs, be they public or private initiatives. It comprises of more than 600 participants to MVA activities from more than 65countries and 30 Institutional members around the globe, representing a diverse array of technical, scientific, cultural and interdisciplinary fields. MVA partners with non-space organizations to promote international discussions and formulation of plans to foster the implementation of the Moon Village and is creating international, national and regional networks to engage civil society around the world.

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News

Presentation of Moon Village Association – Italy Activities

Saturday, May 27th, 2023 from 2 PM to 6 PMSunday, May 28th, 2023 from 9 AM to 12 PM and from 2 PM to 6 PM Via Beroaldo 59/A – Bologna, Italy The Moon Village Association, an international non-profit organization focused on sustainable lunar exploration, will present its activities in Italy at an event to be held in Bologna at the Marco Peroni Engineering Studio. The event will feature the National Coordinator for Italy of the MVA, Alessandro Bartoloni, and themember, Engineer Marco Peroni. During the event, the activities of the MVA Italy members will be presented, and attendees will…

Call for Proposals to host the 2024 (8th) Global Moon Village Workshop & Symposium

Application Deadline: October 15, 2023

CHANDRAYAAN-3 VIDEO COMPETITION

Organised by Moon Village Association, in association with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Deadline: May 31st 2023

Press Release – ISRO and MVA collaborate for outreach of Chandrayaan-3 Mission

Vienna, Austria – April 19, 2023 The Moon Village Association and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are happy to announce to host global outreach activities in connection with proposed Chandrayaan-3 launch by Indian Space Research Organisation. The common goal of these activities is to increase the impact of ISRO lunar programme on a global scale and foster further international cooperation. The two organizations are co-operating to focus on the global aspect of lunar exploration and identify, communicate and encourage the youth to focus on the mutual benefits that the entire world gets at every lunar mission. The topics proposed…

Interview of MVA President, Dr. Giuseppe Reibaldi, to the Chinese Global Times

Read the interview on the Global Times Webstite https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288890.shtml Read the print version

Announcement – 2nd PromoMoon Initiative announces first stage results

We are happy to announce that the first stage of evaluation of the 2nd PromoMoon Initiative’s applications is complete. Top-7 projects with novel ideas relating to lunar technologies have been selected (applicants are shown in no particular order): Project Applicant Category Infinity Raushan Pandit – Individual, Nepal Infrastructure, construction, and ISRU on the Moon (habitats, life support system, ISRU, their subsystems, and other) Oasis & Iris Samer El Sayary – Individual, Egypt Infrastructure, construction, and ISRU on the Moon (habitats, life support system, ISRU, their subsystems, and other) Resource Extraction from Solution using Self Organizing Wetland Bioreactors (sowbs) Colin Lennox,…

MVA welcomes new National & Regional Coordinators

We are happy to welcome our new National & Regional Coordinators, who join the MVA team working towards spreading awareness about lunar issues and the Moon Village Associtaion in their regions and countries! Nelly-helen Ebruka West Africa, Regional Coordinator Aly Mohamed UAE Moses Nkhana Malawi Jordi Sandalinas Spain Anıl Akyol Türkiye Chioma Ezeigbo Nigeria Nidhi Sandeep Vasaikar South Asia, Regional Coordinator Niveen Alkhozondar Palestine Geoffrey Mulenga Zambia

Participation of Emerging Space Countries (PESC) Project releases Annual Report 2022

The MVA PESC Project just released its Annual Report for 2022. The report can be downloaded here:

Press Release – The Global Expert Group on Sustainable Lunar Activities just published The Recommended Framework and Key Elements for Peaceful and Sustainable Lunar Activities

Vienna, Austria – February 10th, 2023 The Moon Village Association, at the 60th meeting of the United Nations Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC), organized a side event to present the outcomes of the Global Expert Group on Sustainable Lunar Activities (GEGSLA). GEGSLA was initiated by MVA to increase coordination mechanisms, individuate the present and future challenges of space lunar missions, and de-risk future operations. The Group operated between February 2021 and December 2022 and completed its activities by publishing the Recommended Framework and Key Elements for Peaceful and Sustainable Lunar Activities. The Framework Document is considered a starting point to…

Watch the MVA & JAXA Webinar: Moon surface mobility in the decades to come

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Vacancies

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MVA Lunar Commerce & Economics (LCE) WG is looking for Team Leads (3)

The Working Group on Lunar Commerce and Economics (the WG) is seeking 3 new Team Leads.

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Ongoing

Call for Proposals to host the 2024 (8th) Global Moon Village Workshop & Symposium

Application Deadline: October 15, 2023

CHANDRAYAAN-3 VIDEO COMPETITION

Organised by Moon Village Association, in association with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Deadline: May 31st 2023

Student Corner

Question Form The Student Corner has been created for students and young people to submit questions or proposals to the MVA experts and have them answered. The name and email are required only for the submitting the questions and will not appear publicly or used for any other purpose. You will not be contacted directly. You may use a parent’s email. Answered Questions Towards a Moon Village Presentation

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Working Groups

Overview

Many of the technical and community engagement activities of the Moon Village Association (MVA) are being accomplished by the six Working Groups (WGs). These Working Groups , which are being led by members in good standing of the Association, are conducting their activities by cooperative online means, such as the website, teleconferences, etc.

Projects

Under the six WGs, the members are working to identify, propose and actualize various Projects.
These Projects are aimed to have a tangible outcome/ deliverable and get the members to work hands on, on tasks of their interests and abilities. An example is the First Payload Project.

White Papers

The outcome of the WGs, as well as of some of the Projects, is included in the White Papers. The White Papers are publicly available on here, and are available for public consultation.
The White Papers are presented and discussed at the Breakout Sessions during the yearly Moon Village Workshop & Symposium.