🏗️ Construction & Deployment
Building the First Great World in Lunar Orbit
Building the First Great World in Lunar Orbit
Aegis Station is a modular, rotating space habitat constructed in lunar orbit. Rather than launching a fully assembled station or shielding it with Earth-supplied water, the Aegis approach emphasizes dry-orbit assembly and in-situ resource utilization. By sourcing water from the Moon and assembling the station in lunar orbit, the deployment avoids Earth-orbit traffic, reduces launch costs, and positions Aegis as the keystone of a permanent lunar economy.
Component Launch: Heavy-lift rockets deliver dry modular components to lunar orbit. Each launch brings ring segments, hub modules, solar arrays, ECLSS, and comm systems.
Earth–Aegis Long-Hauler: Modular crew and cargo vehicles handle orbital transfer between Earth and the Moon, enabling scalable delivery and flexible configuration.
Assembly occurs in a stable 100 km lunar orbit. Central hub modules are connected along the station axis first. Each ring is formed from 8 segments, robotically maneuvered and locked into place. Utility systems are integrated before spin-up and habitation.
A 3-meter-thick water layer is installed inside each ring’s outer hull to protect against radiation. Water is sourced from lunar polar ice, lifted by a 30-tanker fleet, and delivered at 900 tons/day. Full shielding (~1,650,000 tonnes) takes under 5 years to complete.
Ring 1 becomes operational ~18 months from construction start. Rings 2 and 3 follow at 12–18 month intervals. Spin-up to 0.5g and life support systems are activated in phases.
All orbital assets—including long-haulers, tankers, and assembly tugs—remain in service for maintenance, expansion, and future missions. Aegis Station becomes the backbone of a thriving cislunar economy.
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