The topic of this edition of the Moon Dialogs was Planetary Protection and Lunar Activities. Opening remarks were provided by Jim Bridenstine, followed by a regulatory and policy roundtable featuring Mike Gold, Tanja Masson-Zwaan, Lindy Elkins-Tanton and Alan Stern. 

Featuring:

• Jim Bridenstine,NASA Administrator
• Mike Gold, NASA Acting Associate Administrator for the Office of International and Interagency Relations
• Tanja Masson-Zwaan, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University, Netherlands
• Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Planetary Scientist & PI on Psyche mission
• Alan Stern, Planetary Scientist, PI on New Horizons, and Chair of the NASA Planetary Protection Independent Review Board.

About This Series

The Moon Dialogs salons seek to cultivate thought leadership on lunar surface coordination mechanisms to accelerate peaceful and sustained presence on the Moon. We host monthly research salons on salient topics every full Moon. The Moon Dialogs is a partnership focused on governance and coordination mechanisms, convened by organizations and participating researchers exploring voluntary, multilateral mechanisms, norms, and economic arrangements that aim to grow ecosystems of lunar activity--both governmental and non-governmental. The project is a collaboration between Open Lunar Foundation, Secure World Foundation, the MIT Space Exploration Initiative, Arizona State University, and For All Moonkind. The Dialogs bring stakeholders to the table on equal footing, with an emphasis on practical tools, operating models, and rights frameworks for the next 10 years. Is it not a consensus forum, but a place to put forward ideas which will accelerate short term activity and support bold plans for sustained presence.