Lunar Trade & Investment (LTI) WG

Lunar Trade & Investment

Established in 2025, the “Lunar Trade and Investment” Working Group (LTI) is the successor to the “Lunar Commerce and Economics” Working Group (LCE – 2021-2024). The LTI builds upon the LCE’s Lunar Commerce Portfolio robust foundation of rigorous lunar market analysis and mid- to late-century projections. However, the LTI chose to refocus toward current lunar trade and investment relevance up to the mid-2030’s.  

The entire ecosystem needs a clear picture and realistic understanding of business cases and constantly evolving roadmaps. To those seeking involvement in projects that are technologically viable, commercially credible, financially sustainable, and legally implementable, the LTI will continue to provide factual clarity and highlight sound opportunities in this ultimate of emerging markets.

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Lunar Trade & Investment

Established in 2025, the “Lunar Trade and Investment” Working Group (LTI) is the successor to the “Lunar Commerce and Economics” Working Group (LCE – 2021-2024). The LTI builds upon the LCE’s Lunar Commerce Portfolio robust foundation of rigorous lunar market analysis and mid- to late-century projections. However, the LTI chose to refocus toward current lunar trade and investment relevance up to the mid-2030’s.

This isn’t merely rebranding, it’s a complete redirection of purpose, orientation, and activity. 

The aim is to attract lunar enterprises and fostering international cooperation in sustainable terrestrial and lunar markets. This dual terrestrial-lunar application is key to de-risk projects dealing with embryonic in-space contracting and funding mechanisms.

Lunar companies need to access and navigate regional and international partnerships, receive mentorship, stay on top of legal and governance issues, as much as they need to climb the technology readiness level scale, obtain customers, and generate funding.

It’s not merely lunar companies that have needs. The entire ecosystem, starting with commercial value chains, investors, and new-to-space industries, needs a clear picture and realistic understanding of business cases and constantly evolving roadmaps.

To those seeking involvement in projects that are technologically viable, commercially credible, financially sustainable, and legally implementable, the LTI will continue to provide factual clarity and highlight sound opportunities in this ultimate of emerging markets.

LTI WG Objectives

To provide

+ Realist near-future picture for government and private sector-driven lunar activities and lunar assets
+ Ways to de-risk lunar activities, including dual applications (terrestrial/space) and dual use (civilian/security)
+ Funding mechanisms and opportunities platforms supporting international partnerships

Relevant timelines

  + Recent past (recap until 2020) and present (recap 2021-2025)
  + Key focus: foreseeable future (2026-2040) over 3 slices of 5 years each
  + Beyond 2040-50- … where relevant (e.g. the Moon-to-Mars Factor).

LTI WG Ways & Means

Assess and evaluate

+ Accurate update of lunar programs and missions by government and private sector in 2026-2035-2040
+ Trade realities and trends: government contracts, purely commercial contracts, attempt projections
+ Funding & investment realities and trends: government funding, private sector investment, attempt projections
+ Inventory of key assets and service providers, including startups and scaleups, globally
+ Government and supra-national lunar funding mechanisms (by country or region (EU))
+ Clarify lunar PPP (Public Private Partnerships) realities and opportunities if any
+ Private sector space / lunar-oriented investment funds, VCs, misc. investors and insurers
+ Emerging value chains and their evolution, such as new-to-space industries involvement in lunar activities

LTI WG Planned Deliverables

3 categories of deliverables – consistent but independent in timing:

+ Lunar Deal Book (LDB) for big picture relevance and detailed opportunities
+ Lunar Economic Model (LEM) for projections and assumptions
+ Annexes and tables for details and inventories

Past activities

Watch the LCE WG Webinar: Commercial potential of the Moon – why and how?

LCE WG paper, in cooperation with SDA Bocconi, presented at the IAC 2023 in Baku

IAC2023 – Is the Lunar Economy Solely for the Space Industry? (MVA LCE WG & SDA Bocconi) 295.04 KB 6435 downloads

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Lunar Commerce Portfolio Launch

Want to be part of Moon business?

In future, not too long from now, it is expected that there will be business opportunities on the Moon. A wide variety of businesses. Some of them not even needing any prior space experience. For instance, how would you like to own the first bar on the Moon?

How to join in, and become part of the value chain? You need to get access to the Lunar Commerce Portfolio, the definitive authority source for lunar commerce opportunities.

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The Lunar Commerce Portfolio – First Edition, November 2022
November 8, 2022 8.71 MB 34439 downloads

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