Why space? Why the Moon? Why now? -- The history of energy and its impact on our lives -- Energy today and our options for the future -- Energy, resources, and the search for solutions -- Our energy future and its impact on civilization -- The hydrogen economy and hope for the future -- The hydrogen economy and platinum -- We have always used extraterrestrial metals -- Prospecting the Moon -- Lunar exploration architectures for the Moon 1953-1972 -- Lunar development architectures for the Moon 1972-1988 -- Lunar exploration architectures 1989-2003 -- Return to the Moon, the new millennium -- A 21st century commercial lunar architecture -- An architecture for a commercial cislunar economy -- Initial lunar base and final thoughts.
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