DARPA's Groundbreaking Initiatives: Lunar Infrastructure and Suicide Detection

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched the LunA-10 project, a 10-year study to develop an analytical framework for integrated lunar infrastructure. DARPA is seeking ideas from potential developers and users of lunar power, communications, navigation, and other infrastructure. The agency plans to select a group to work together on new integrated system-level solutions that will be commercially available by 2035. The study will define a commercial end state for lunar infrastructure in 10 years and will focus on both technology and economics. DARPA is coordinating with NASA on this effort, which is complementary to NASA's architecture studies. The study aims to identify technology that could have national security applications and is grounded in the peaceful use of outer space. Abstracts are due by September 6, and the final report is expected in June 2024.