This whitepaper outlines the possibility of an Open Dashboard for Lunar Power Candidate Standards as a way to keep track of the progress achieved under any standard being proposed for future missions and allow standard implementers to coagulate around what is most needed, most easily proven, and most readily made available by the industry.

Implementing Lunar Coordinated Time (LTC) is more complicated than you think. Doing it right means involving all stakeholders―public, private, military, civilian, and commercial―and allowing it to be independent of UTC.

This paper explores the characteristics of a common reference timing signal to serve future lunar operations. The goal is to identify a low-cost, transparent approach to the development of a Local Lunar Time Standard.

The envisaged goal here is to channel competitive market forces from a race to the bottom (toxic competition) towards a race to the top (noble competition) through a series of incentivizing measures by activating the higher ethical principles of space law.

Eliminating mistrust and building confidence between states is crucial now more than ever, with lunar ambitions emerging from different nations simultaneously. TCBMs will be critical to preserve security on the Moon and ensure that activities continue to be conducted “exclusively for peaceful purposes”.