Lunar Regolith Sample Excavation Company - A Space Resources Business Plan

View Video Presentation: https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-4032.vid This technical and financial report investigates the engineering logistics and financial feasibility of a business case for the sampling, excavation, and storage of Lunar regolith. The company described in this paper aims to provide services for the excavation of bulk regolith and the provision of highly sought-after important geological information from the polar regions of the Moon. Utilizing modern and reliable state-of-the-art robotic excavators and geochemical analysis instrumentation, combined with sufficient solar power and battery storage capabilities, we demonstrate that specific locations in the south pole of the Moon are economically feasible for prospecting and excavation mission campaigns. The growing governmental and commercial interest in Lunar development and numerous locations of interest to science toward a sustainable human presence on the Moon financially enable advancement of humanity’s next steps in Lunar exploration. The long-term goal of the company is to provide equal opportunity services for the collection, analysis, and storage of space resource samples, together with the provision of mission critical scientific information, thereby facilitating sustainable and cooperative space infrastructure development.