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VECTORIS LUNA · LUNAR CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH

Engineering the path toward calculable lunar infrastructure.

An ongoing Vectoris research program mapping the data, physics, validation and computational tools required to move lunar structural engineering from preliminary analysis toward increasingly complete and traceable engineering workflows.

ACTIVE RESEARCHPRELIMINARY ENGINEERINGCONTINUOUSLY UPDATED
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Schematic only — not a computed result
vacuum environmentregolith covershellp_internal = 70 kPag = 1.624 m/s²thermal boundaryburied cylindrical habitat · screening context

What LUNA is building

The goal is not a single Moon-base design. The goal is a traceable computational engineering framework that records evidence, models, implementation and unknowns independently.

  1. 01Evidence
  2. 02Environment
  3. 03Materials
  4. 04Loads
  5. 05Structures
  6. 06Regolith interaction
  7. 07Thermal models
  8. 08Solver integration
  9. 09Validation
  10. 10Uncertainty
  11. 11Reporting

Engineering status chain

  1. KNOWN
  2. MODELED
  3. VALIDATED
  4. IMPLEMENTED
  5. UNKNOWN

Engineering status is recorded independently at each step. A model that is implemented is not thereby validated.

Five research domains

Public program dossiers. Related models and gaps are existing registry records, not new results.

LUNA research domains with status, related models and open gaps.
DomainStatusRelated modelsCurrent gaps
Lunar Habitat StructuresactiveVL-MOD-PSH-001 · VL-MOD-PSH-002 · VL-MOD-BCK-001 · VL-MOD-BRI-001VL-GAP-006 · VL-GAP-007
Regolith GeotechnicsactiveVL-MOD-REG-001 · VL-MOD-REG-002 · VL-MOD-GEO-001 · VL-MOD-BRI-001VL-GAP-001 · VL-GAP-002 · VL-GAP-003 · VL-GAP-006
Lunar Construction Materials / ISRUplannednone implementedVL-GAP-004
Lunar Thermal & Environmental EngineeringactiveVL-MOD-ENV-001 · VL-MOD-THM-001 · VL-MOD-THM-002VL-GAP-009
Lunar Surface Infrastructureplannednone implementedVL-GAP-007 · VL-GAP-008
Open programs registry

Current engineering models

Implementation status and validation status are independent. Implemented does not mean verified.

LUNA methods and models registry. Implementation status and validation status are independent columns.
IDModelImplementationValidation
VL-MOD-PSH-001Pressure-shell analytical calculationsIMPLEMENTEDSCREENING ONLY
VL-MOD-REG-001Regolith density-depth modelIMPLEMENTEDSCREENING ONLY
VL-MOD-BCK-001Preliminary classical buckling screeningSCREENINGSCREENING ONLY
VL-MOD-GEO-001K0 / Rankine continuum screeningIMPLEMENTEDSCREENING ONLY
VL-MOD-THM-001Preliminary thermal engineeringSCREENINGSCREENING ONLY
VL-MOD-SOL-001CalculiX reference exportIMPLEMENTEDNOT YET VALIDATED
Open Methods & Models Registry

How close are we to a complete lunar engineering calculation workflow?

Preliminary Engineering

Integrated Research-Grade Platform

Qualified Design System

Readiness percentages describe coverage of the defined Vectoris engineering scope. They are not NASA, ESA, ECSS, TRL or certification values and do not represent the percentage completion of a Moon base.

Lunar Engineering Domain Matrix

Independent maturity scores (0–5) across five dimensions for each engineering domain. Strong scientific knowledge in one dimension does not imply validation or qualification in another.

0 = not started · 5 = mature within defined Vectoris scope. All values are provisional internal estimates.

On narrow screens, scroll horizontally to view all maturity dimensions. The domain name column remains visible while scrolling.

Lunar engineering domain maturity matrix. Each cell shows a score from 0 to 5 across data, model, validation, integration and qualification dimensions.
DomainDataModelValidationIntegrationQualification
Lunar environment
Pressure habitats
Thermal engineering
Regolith / geotechnics
Buckling / structural stability
Moonquakes / dynamics
Radiation
Micrometeoroids
Landing plume interaction
ISRU construction materials

All matrix values marked provisional_internal — subject to revision as evidence is ingested.

Vectoris Lunar Knowledge Base

Internal catalogue figures for the defined LUNA scope. Screening-check counts are internal software/kernel checks, not published engineering validation. These are not agency metrics or certification counts.

Material/property cards
11
Internal screening checks
25
Research program
Active
Primary sources reviewed
Tracking in progress
Datasets
Tracking in progress
Engineering equations
Tracking in progress
Open critical gaps
Being catalogued

Validation laboratory

A planned verification suite is recorded. No numerical LUNA or solver results are published.

VL-BENCH-001
NOT YET VALIDATED

Planned analytical verification cases for LUNA screening kernels

LUNA result
Not yet run
External solver
Not yet run
Reproducibility
Not published
Open Validation Laboratory

Evidence base

External sources are evidence, not partners. Vectoris did not author VL-SRC-001 and does not claim NASA affiliation.

EVIDENCE SOURCEEXTERNALINGESTED INTO RESEARCH BASE

VL-SRC-001

NASA Regolith Roundtable — Best Practices and Insights for Working with Regolith in Flight Testing

NASA Flight Opportunities Community of Practice · 4 June 2025

Vectoris did not author this source and does not claim NASA partnership, affiliation or approval.

Open Evidence Library

Open engineering gaps

Unknowns are part of the laboratory record. Closing a gap requires evidence, not a software release.

DATA

  • VL-GAP-001 · South Pole site-specific geotechnical parameters

    Site-specific stratigraphy, density, strength and ice-content parameters for South Pole landing regions.

  • VL-GAP-002 · Low-gravity stress-strain behavior of regolith

    Defensible stiffness and strength parameters under lunar gravity and vacuum.

  • VL-GAP-003 · Ice-bearing polar regolith mechanics

    Temperature-dependent multiphase mechanical properties for ice-bearing polar mixtures.

  • VL-GAP-005 · Mission/site-specific moonquake design spectrum

    A defensible spectral input tied to mission duration, location and acceptable exceedance.

MODEL

  • VL-GAP-007 · MMOD structural design workflow

    Flux models, damage equations and structural response criteria linked to explicit design scenarios.

  • VL-GAP-008 · Landing plume / ejecta interaction

    Coupled plume-surface structural load cases for relevant landing configurations.

VALIDATION

  • VL-GAP-006 · Regolith-structure interaction validation

    Benchmark cases beyond analytical screening for buried and berm-supported concepts.

  • VL-GAP-009 · Integrated thermal-structural validation

    Coupled thermal-structural benchmarks with measured temperature fields and structural response.

QUALIFICATION

  • VL-GAP-004 · Qualified ISRU structural material properties

    Process-controlled structural allowables for sintered or cast regolith products.

Open gaps registry

LAB ACTIVITY

Latest research activity

  1. SOURCE INGESTED

    VL-SRC-001 ingested

    VL-LOG-2026-08-001 · 2026-08-01

  2. MODEL INTRODUCED

    Screening kernels introduced

    VL-LOG-2026-08-002 · 2026-08-01

  3. GAP OPENED

    Open engineering gaps catalogued

    VL-LOG-2026-08-003 · 2026-08-01

Vectoris technical notes

Scope notes and in-preparation documents. No finished papers or downloadable PDFs are claimed.

  • VL-TR-001 · SCOPE NOTE

    Vectoris LUNA research scope, assumptions and limitation classes

    Defines the LUNA research chain, what preliminary engineering means inside Vectoris, and that readiness percentages are internal coverage of a defined scope—not agency metrics.

    PDF not yet published

  • VL-TR-002 · IN PREPARATION

    Pressure-shell analytical screening: intended use and non-use

    Intended to document VL-MOD-PSH-001 / VL-MOD-PSH-002 as screening kernels: assumptions, validity and explicit non-use as habitat design methods.

    PDF not yet published

  • VL-BENCH-001-NOTE · IN PREPARATION

    Planned analytical verification cases for LUNA screening kernels

    Companion note to registry record VL-BENCH-001. Lists intended closed-form comparisons. No LUNA numerical results are published.

    PDF not yet published

  • VL-DATA-001 · SCOPE NOTE

    Evidence inventory: NASA Regolith Roundtable (4 June 2025) ingestion note

    Records what was extracted from VL-SRC-001 (simulant practice, vacuum/reduced-g testing, compaction, pressure-sinkage, plume, sintering) and what was not (allowables, site-specific geotech).

    PDF not yet published

Open technical notes

Collaborate with Vectoris LUNA

Universities, geotechnical and materials laboratories, and simulation teams may contact Vectoris about data contribution, benchmark comparison or research discussion. Use the existing Vectoris contact channel.

This is not an agency partnership programme.

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Disclaimers

  • All readiness, maturity and knowledge-base figures on this page are Vectoris internal provisional estimates unless explicitly sourced elsewhere.
  • This research program does not constitute certified lunar habitat design, agency approval or mission-ready structural sign-off.
  • External sources are referenced for traceability; Vectoris is not claiming partnership with or endorsement by NASA, ESA or other agencies.