Interlune-Intermars Financing and Management

An all private approach to implementation of a lunar resource and ³He fusion power initiative has distinct advantages over other approaches based on a semi-quantitative evaluation of six alternative financial and management approaches, including all U.S. government, all international, all private and combinations of these three. Evaluation of several external issues, including environmental protection, developing nation benefits, and space settlement also favors the all private approach. Relative to the possibilities evaluated, an all private approach has a strongly favorable aggregate ranking as well as scoring highest in each of the three issue areas examined. These evaluations support an aggressive move toward such an initiative.