Episode #313: A Lunar Electrical Grid

On this week's episode, we’re joined by Hunter Williams to talk about a new concept for a lunar electrical grid and explore the various infrastructure, technical, and policy considerations that will be needed to enable lunar surface activities.

Hunter is the technology development manager at Honeybee Robotics.  His focus is on lunar space resource utilization technology, including oxygen production, water harvesting, and lunar polar electrical power.  He is a former NASA research fellow in solar regolith melting technology and a site expert in additive manufacturing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems at Cape Canaveral, Florida.  Hunter is pursuing a PhD in Space Resources from the Colorado School of Mines.

Also, a special shout-out and thank you to our lead sponsor this season, Multiverse Media Group!  For more information about Multiverse Media Group and their recent documentary, The High Frontier, check out https://thehighfrontiermovie.com/.