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Vote on the new Executive Branch proposal

The Executive Branch Proposal for Q4 2026 to Q1 2027 (MDP-271) is now in Member Vote. It sets a six-month budget (Oct 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027) to take MoonDAO's lunar-economy stack public and turn it into revenue and network growth.

Voting runs on the proposal page with your vMOONEY voting power. Voting closes Sat Oct 17.

Tomorrow: Project Pitch Day at the Town Hall

Thu Oct 15, 3:00 to 4:00 PM ET (19:00 to 20:00 UTC).

12 projects pitch, and the community decides which get approved and funded. This is the most direct way Citizens can shape next quarter's projects.

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  • Lunar storm shelter guidelines: design guidelines for a lunar storm shelter
  • Analog Space Suit Upgrade
  • Sentinel Bio+ Flatsat
  • LunARC: what can dancers teach a lunar settlement?
  • JSRI x MoonDAO
  • MoonDAO Open Space Academy
  • The Cosmic Sessions: art x space
  • Morocco Social Impact Summit 2026: a MoonDAO partnership at MSIS
  • Magnet springs: fly and levitating, sketch and actuator
  • Lunar Ledger API for Mission Control
  • Contelligence for Off-World Habitats: operationalizing contelligence research
  • Sustaining Spaceflight Training

Network updates

  • Marketplace: LunCo added two new listings: a live lunar rover mission simulation where you take the operator's seat, and a consultation on rover development.
  • Network: 260+ Citizens and growing. Meet the teams on the network page.
  • Send Frank: the mission to send Frank White, who coined "The Overview Effect," to space continues.

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