Lunar Development Authority

A U.S.-chartered, quasi‑governmental regulator would master-plan lunar land (standards, lots, shared infrastructure) and use public‑private partnerships to finance construction, resource extraction, and long‑duration operations. The model treats governments as anchor tenants, prioritizes lowering costs via local resources, and sequences development first with property/concession rights recognized later to comply with the Outer Space Treaty and Artemis Accords. — Instituting an LDA would reshape legal norms, investment flows, and geopolitical competition over lunar resources and infrastructure.