Mission
Produce peer-reviewed research and policy analysis on outer space governance, including the Moon and other celestial bodies.
Research and policy for outer space governance
Celestial Governance Initiative
CGI produces rigorous research and policy analysis for the legal and institutional questions raised by twenty-first century space activity.
Governance framework
Research built for public-interest decision making.
CGI focuses on the gap between inherited space law and the operational realities now emerging in orbit, on the Moon, and across long-duration exploration activity.
Policy Relevance
Develop analysis designed to be useful for international deliberations, including COPUOS-facing policy discussions.
Values
Intellectual rigor, equity of voice, careful attribution, and continuity across institutions, nationalities, and career stages.
Public Interest
Research priorities are guided by governance need, legal clarity, and durable public value rather than private gain.
Active projects
Research organized through chartered projects.
Each project works from a clear research question, defined scope, and review process before outputs are released in CGI's name.
Outer Space Treaty Gap Analysis Project
The Outer Space Treaty Gap Analysis Project studies how national implementation can diverge from treaty obligations, with initial attention to Articles II, VI, and IX.
Read the final reportThe Lunar Project
A concept study for lunar governance, settlement planning, shared infrastructure, and safeguards for sustained multilateral human presence across the 2030-2100 horizon.
- Amity City
- Mycenae
- Hattusa
- Tycho
Lunar governance roadmap
Four research nodes for testing governance questions.
The Lunar Project uses settlement scenarios to explore administration, access, infrastructure, safety, heritage, and dispute-resolution requirements.
Phase I governance node
Amity City
- Role
- Diplomatic and administrative coordination
- Purpose
- Diplomatic, administrative, and standards-setting hub for early multilateral activity.
- Layout
- Administrative forum, civil services district, logistics port, public research campus, and settlement commons.
- Governance
- Tests secretariat functions, registry support, dispute intake, and public transparency reporting.
- Infrastructure
- Landing safety zone, communications spine, habitation district, data archive, and visiting delegation facilities.
- Function
- Coordination center for science access, civil administration, and public-interest settlement planning.
- Status
- Proposed international administrative district under a treaty-based lunar authority.
Statutes and bylaws
A clear framework for credible work.
CGI's statutes and bylaws define how research is chartered, reviewed, credited, governed, and escalated when questions need institutional judgment.
General Assembly
Members in good standing provide the broad institutional base for annual reporting, confirmations, and major governance decisions.
Steering Committee
Oversees strategy, project charters, publication approval, finances, partnerships, and escalated decisions.
Officers and Projects
Officers and project leads carry day-to-day coordination, records, finance, and research delivery within approved scopes.
Ethics and Integrity Board
A separate review body for research integrity, serious conflicts of interest, conduct matters, and grievances involving leadership.
Advisory Board
A non-executive consultative body of external experts in space law, policy, science, and governance.
Publication Standards
Outputs released in CGI's name are expected to meet evidentiary, citation, attribution, and pre-publication review standards.
Membership
Join a volunteer-driven research community.
Applications and referrals are received at contact@celestialgovernance.org. The team reviews incoming interest and routes applicants toward an appropriate project or general membership path.
Admitted members in good standing may participate in deliberation, receive fair credit for contributions, and work in an environment governed by the Code of Conduct.