A title slide for an IPNSIG Academy presentation against a dark star-filled night sky background with a glowing horizon of green and blue lights near the bottom. In the upper left corner is the Internet Society Interplanetary Chapter logo and text. Below it is a large IPNSIG Academy emblem featuring a stylized classical building above curved blue arcs. Centered on the slide in large white text is the title “Multiple Base Lunar Concept of Infrastructure and Operations,” followed by the speaker name “Dr. Daniel Tompkins.” The date “17 June 2026” appears below. In the upper right corner, small white text reads “IPNSIG Academy #26.” At the lower left, white text states “Archived by ISOC.LIVE.”
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RECAP 17 JUN 2026 – IPNSIG Academy: Multiple Base Lunar Concept of Infrastructure and Operations

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A title slide for an IPNSIG Academy presentation against a dark star-filled night sky background with a glowing horizon of green and blue lights near the bottom. In the upper left corner is the Internet Society Interplanetary Chapter logo and text. Below it is a large IPNSIG Academy emblem featuring a stylized classical building above curved blue arcs. Centered on the slide in large white text is the title “Multiple Base Lunar Concept of Infrastructure and Operations,” followed by the speaker name “Dr. Daniel Tompkins.” The date “17 June 2026” appears below. In the upper right corner, small white text reads “IPNSIG Academy #26.” At the lower left, white text states “Archived by ISOC.LIVE.”
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On 17 June 2026, the Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG) presented an IPNSIG Academy Keynote ‘Multiple Base Lunar Concept of Infrastructure and Operations‘.

On the Moon, humans in the loop in a lunar context presents a unique opportunity and challenge. Utilizing multi lunar bases and extended surface mobility a concept of operations can emerge to maximize the potential of science, industry, and advancement of humanity onto the lunar surface. Considering the challenges and more important the opportunities, the early feasibility of operations with specific capabilities will be presented. Overlapping constraints include large system mass flow, surface mobility, thermal, life support, radiation, and exhaust plume constraints.

SPEAKER
Dr. Daniel Tompkins – Founder, GrowMars

MODERATOR
Ginny Spicer – IPNSIG

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