Lunar Water Supply Company (Foundation Space Resources)

Lunar Water Supply Company (Foundation Space Resources)

Lunar Water Supply Company (Foundation Space Resources)

Where we are developing the framework for the space resources industry.

Created: 2021-08-01

Updated: 2024-03-02

Company - Lunar Water Supply Company (Foundation Space Resources)

Founded
Country
2020
Canada
Funding
?
Website
Lunar Water Supply Company
Social
Lunar Water Supply Company (Foundation Space Resources)

Product/Service

Classification
Space Resources
Category
Resources - Asteroid Mining
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
Fields
Water
Moon
Status
Early stage, Dormant
First launch
Not announced

We are a resource company committed to providing water to customers in space from natural resources in space. To accomplish this, we are integrating TRL7-9 technology from the natural resource and space industries to accelerate the R&D process to develop extractive, filtration, and transportation processes that can work autonomously in Lunar conditions.

Prospecting

The first step in developing the ice resource on the Moon into usable water is completely understanding its properties and the environment we will be operating in. While there is evidence of low grade (5% water by weight) surface ice in the Permenety Shadows Regions of the lunar south pole, LWSC is interested in high-grade subsurface deposits.

We are partnering with universities to develop the sensor, techniques, and protecting tools to completely characterize the resource and develop a reserve study. LWSC will integrate technologies from across Canada to develop stationary and mobile platforms that are capable of characterizing the subsurface to provide information on the location, size, shape, and recoverable amount of water on the Moon. Our roadmap consists of indirect (seismic, GPR, gravimetric) and direct (resistivity, spectrometry, neutron detection) exploration of the lunar subsurface. We are anticipating the need for several rover and drilling missions to properly characterize the resource and are coordinating our supply chain to accommodate a prospecting program rather than one-off missions.

The information will be analyzed by planetary scientists, resource geologists, and our own in-house software to create resource certainty and develop inputs to the engineering phase. Once we have sufficient data that confirms our business case we will begin initial engineering of our water extraction, purification, and storage technology.

Engineering and Construction

The lunar surface is the ultimate extreme environment. It’s a harsh landscape that fluctuates hundreds of degrees in temperature every 14 days and is covered in highly abrasive regolith. There is no atmosphere and the gravity is 16% that of Earth's. A challenge that LWSC sees as an opportunity.

Humanity has learned how to develop resources in deserts, forests, tundras, mountains and oceans. The Moon is extreme, but it’s not impossible. Currently, the natural resource supply chain has parts and equipment that can operate on any corner of the globe. Using the information gained in the prospecting phase, we will develop specifications and datasheets for the equipment we require. We will seek out partnerships and co-development opportunities with manufacturers and suppliers to create a robust lunar resource supply chain that we can leverage for equipment and spare parts. Our goal is to create a supply chain that can provide pumps, values, power systems, and instrumentation that focuses on:

With a combination of private investment and government support, we will integrate and test these systems on Earth, with several demonstration missions to de-risk the technology. Once we are confident in subsystem operations we will begin tooling a facility to create our processing plant in several modules to be connected on the surface of the Moon. These modules will be build to lunar specifications, tested and space rated by aerospace professionals, and transporter to the surface using commercial transportation.

Mining and Processing

Our extraction process requires minimal surface hardware, greatly reducing the amount of material we need to transport from Earth to the Moon. Lowering our transport costs allows us to provide more water per tonne of equipment than our competitors, resulting in higher long-term ROI. This process can be grown with parallel facilities, meeting the increasing demand in the future.

Our plan is to directionally drill into the ice reserve and use the surrounding geology as a pressure chamber to melt the ice and pump it to the surface. This will give us access to huge amounts of resources without having to move around the surface like a bucket and shovel operation. The water will then be processed to international standards and stored until a client takes possession of the water. The transaction will take place on a landing pad where space tankers will deliver the water to its destination.

This architecture will be able to services lunar surface infrastructure, transiting space ships, and satellites and space stations in LEO.

Lunar Water Supply Company
We provide a clean and reliable source of water from the Moon, for use in off-earth applications. The extraction, purification, and storage of water on the Moon is our business.

Similar Organizations

AMi Exploration

Asteroid Mining Spacecraft

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, Transport Service (Re-Entry)

AMi Exploration (ARCA Space, Asteroid Mining Program)

Development

Asterank

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

Asterank

Active

Asteroid Initiatives

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

Asteroid Initiatives

Concept

Asteroid Mining Corporation

Asteroid Prospecting Satellite, SCAR-E

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

Asteroid Mining Corporation

Early stage

Asteromine

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

Asteromine Corporation

Early stage

AstroForge

Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining

AstroForge

Development

Astrum

Resources - Asteroid Mining

Astrum

Dormant

Aten Engineering

Resources - Asteroid Mining

Aten Engineering

Dormant

Austere Engineering

GROWLER

Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Commercial Rover

Austere Engineering

Concept

Beyond Atlas

Resources - Asteroid Mining

Beyond Atlas

Early stage

Beyond Earth Resources

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Beyond Earth Resources

Dormant

BigDipper Exploration Technologies

Resources - Asteroid Mining

BigDipper Exploration Technologies

Early stage

Blue Asteroids

Blue Wonder Spacecraft

Resources - Asteroid Mining

Blue Asteroids

Concept

Bradford Space

Square Rocket

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Microgravity Workspaces, Space Tug, Active Debris Removal (ADR)

Bradford Space (Deep Space Industries)

Development

Canadian Space Mining Corporation

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

Canadian Space Mining Corporation

Early stage

Caterpillar

Resources - Asteroid Mining

Caterpillar

Concept

Darkoob

Lightweight Pressurized Chamber (LEXICON)

Resources - Asteroid Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Darkoob

Concept, Dormant

Deep Space Industries

Xplorer, Prospector-1

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Tug, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Deep Space Industries

Dormant

Deimos Space Resources

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Deimos Space Resources

Concept, Dormant

Deltion Innovations

Resources - Asteroid Mining

Deltion Innovations

Dormant

Ethos Space

Geoengineering, Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station, Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining

Ethos Space

Development

Exponential Deep Space

Resources - Asteroid Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Exponential Deep Space

Dormant

Four Point

Autonomous Transport Platform (ATP)

Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Commercial Rover

Four Point

Development, Concept

High Frontier Mining Corporation

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

High Frontier Mining Corporation (HFMC)

Early stage

Imensus

Beyond-LEO Remote Sensing, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Hardware

Imensus

Early stage

Insistent Galactic Operations

Resources - Asteroid Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Insistent Galactic Operations (iGO)

Early stage

Interlune

Space Resources, Raw Resources, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining

Interlune

Development

Karman Plus

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

Karman+

Development

Lunar Resources Registry

Resources - Asteroid Mining

Lunar Resources Registry

Development

Masten Space Systems - Rocket M

Rocket M

Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining

Masten Space Systems (Rocket M, Astrobotic)

Concept

Microelectronica

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, In-Space Manufacturing

Microelectronica

Concept

Minespace

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

Minespace

Early stage

Moonrise Mining

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

Moonrise Mining

Dormant

NEADL

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

NEADL (Near Earth Asset Discovery Labs)

Early stage

Neamine

Space Resources, Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining

Neamine

Early stage

NEORA

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

NEORA Resource Atlas

Dormant, Early stage

New Rocket Technologies

VentureMiner

Resources - Asteroid Mining

New Rocket Technologies

Dormant, Concept

Odysseus Space

ASTRAEUS, CYCLOPS

Resources - Asteroid Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Odysseus Space

Concept

Offworld

Surveyor, Excavator, Collector, Hauler, Dozer

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Commercial Rover, Space Mining

OffWorld

Development

Origin Space

NEO-X

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

Origin Space

Development

Oshkosh Corporation

Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining

Oshkosh Corporation

Concept

Planetary Resources

Arkyd

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining

Planetary Resources

Cancelled

Planetoid Mines

Lunar Excavation Vehicle

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Asteroid Mining, Lunar Data Center Network, Cislunar Space Logistics

Planetoid Mines Company

Early stage

Polimak Space

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Asteroid Mining

Polimak Space

Early stage

Puli Space

Puli Lunar Rover

Commercial Rover, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Asteroid Mining

Puli Space

Development

Shackleton Energy

Oryx, Mini Space Brake (MSB)

Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Manufacturing, Resources - Water, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Shackleton Energy

Dormant

Skytech Holdings

Suborbital Space Tourism, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Intra-Solar Banking, Space Mining

Skytech Holdings

Concept

Solar System Resources Corporation

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Solar Power

Solar System Resources Corporation

Early stage

SolSys Mining

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, In-Space Manufacturing

SolSys Mining

Development

SpaceGold

Space Resources, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, In-Space Manufacturing

SpaceGold

Early stage

SpaceTIS

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Commercial Rover, Orbital Transportation

SpaceTIS

Early stage

Team AA-Star

Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining

Team AA-Star

Concept

Team LIQUID

Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining

Team LIQUID

Concept

Terra Engineering

Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining

Terra Engineering

Concept

TransAstra

Worker Bee, Sutter Space Telescope

Space Tug, Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Resources - Asteroid Mining, Propellant Refuel Station, Space Mining, In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Propellant Refilling, Active Debris Removal (ADR)

TransAstra (Trans Astronautics Corporation)

Development

Turion Space

Droid

Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-Orbit Servicing, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Situational Awareness (SSA)

Turion Space

Development, Launched

USN Solar Sky Mining

Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Commercial Rover

USN Solar Sky Mining

Early stage

Vor-TechX

Resources - Asteroid Mining

Vor-TechX

Early stage

Air Squared

Subsystems & Equipment, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Air Squared

Development

Airbus

ROXY

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Airbus

Development

Astronika

GALAGO

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Mining, Commercial Rover

Astronika

Concept

Azimut Space

HEBAM

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Energy, Hardware

Azimut Space

Concept

Bechtel

In-Space Manufacturing, Space Construction Company, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Bechtel

Concept

Beyond Earth Resources

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Beyond Earth Resources

Dormant

Blue Origin

Blue Alchemist

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Blue Origin

Development

Budgie

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), In-Space Manufacturing, Commercial Space Station

Budgie

Concept

Crow Industries

Transport Service (LEO-Moon), ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Tug, In-Space Logistics

Crow Industries

Concept

Darkoob

Lightweight Pressurized Chamber (LEXICON)

Resources - Asteroid Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Darkoob

Concept, Dormant

Deep Space Industries

Xplorer, Prospector-1

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Tug, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Deep Space Industries

Dormant

Deimos Space Resources

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Deimos Space Resources

Concept, Dormant

Dereum Labs

Jaguar 1

Commercial Rover, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), In-Space Manufacturing

Dereum Labs

Development

Diatomic Space

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Commercial Rover

Diatomic Space

Early stage

Eta Space

H2RENEW

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Raw Resources, Resources - Hydrogen

Eta Space

Development

ExLabs

Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

ExLabs (Exploration Laboratories)

Development

Exoterra

Nano Icy Moons Propellant Harvester (NIMPH)

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Exoterra

Dormant

Exponential Deep Space

Resources - Asteroid Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Exponential Deep Space

Dormant

Extra Terrestrial Power

Resources - Energy, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Extraterrestrial Power

Concept

Finite Space

Commercial Rover, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), In-Space Manufacturing

Finite Space

Early stage, ?

Hanwha Systems

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Resources

Hanwha Systems

Development

High Frontier Mining Corporation

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

High Frontier Mining Corporation (HFMC)

Early stage

Honda Motor

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Resources, Resources - Energy, Space Robotics, Robotic Arm

Honda Motor Co

Development

Insistent Galactic Operations

Resources - Asteroid Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Insistent Galactic Operations (iGO)

Early stage

Interlune

Space Resources, Raw Resources, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Mining, Resources - Asteroid Mining

Interlune

Development

Kilncore

SpaceCUBE

In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Kilncore

Early stage

LGarde

In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

L'Garde

Development

Lunar Outpost

MAPP, HL-MAPP

Commercial Rover, Surface Habitats, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Lunar Outpost

Development

Maana Electric

TerraBox

Resources - Energy, Resources - Oxygen, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), In-Space Manufacturing

Maana Electric

Development

MAC SciTech

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Hardware, Life Support

MAC SciTech

Concept

May Marom

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

May Marom

Dormant

Metalysis

The Metalysis FFC Process for Extra-Terrestrial Oxygen Production from ISRU

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), In-Space Manufacturing, Resources - Metal, Resources - Oxygen

Metalysis

Development

Nexus Aurora

Orbital Can Station, MDRS FARMM

Commercial Space Station, Surface Habitats, In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Nexus Aurora

Concept

Northrop Grumman

Space Junk Recycler

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), In-Space Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman

Development

Odysseus Space

ASTRAEUS, CYCLOPS

Resources - Asteroid Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Odysseus Space

Concept

OxEon Energy

Solid Oxide Electrolysis (SOXE)

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

OxEon Energy

Demonstrated

Paragon

xEMU

Space Suits & Garments, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Paragon Space Development Corporation (Final Frontier Design)

Development

Physical Sciences

In-Space Manufacturing, Space Construction Company, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Physical Sciences

Development

Pioneer Astronautics

Extraterrestrial Metals Processing (EMP)

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Pioneer Astronautics (Voyager Space Holdings)

Development, Acquired

Planetoid Mines

Lunar Excavation Vehicle

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Asteroid Mining, Lunar Data Center Network, Cislunar Space Logistics

Planetoid Mines Company

Early stage

Polimak Space

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Asteroid Mining

Polimak Space

Early stage

Puli Space

Puli Lunar Rover

Commercial Rover, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Asteroid Mining

Puli Space

Development

Redwire

Commercial Rover, Hardware, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Mining, Commercial Lander

Redwire (Deep Space Systems)

Concept

Regolithix

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Propellant Refuel Station, Propellant Refilling

Regolithix

Early stage

Shackleton Energy

Oryx, Mini Space Brake (MSB)

Transport Service (Re-Entry), In-Space Manufacturing, Resources - Water, Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Shackleton Energy

Dormant

Sierra Space

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Resources, Resources - Energy

Sierra Space (Sierra Nevada Corp, SNC)

Development

Sira Space

In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Space Debris Utilization

Sira Space

Concept

Skyhaven

In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Skyhaven (Reactive Innovations)

Development

Skyre

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Oxygen, Resources - Hydrogen, Raw Resources

Skyre

Development

Space Applications Services

ALCHEMIST

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Space Applications Services

Development

Space Industries

LREV

Raw Resources, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Oxygen, Commercial Rover

Space Industries

Development, ?

SpaceTIS

Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Commercial Rover, Orbital Transportation

SpaceTIS

Early stage

Sperospace

Robotic Arm, Hardware, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), On-Orbit Servicing

Sperospace

Early stage, Dormant

Starpath Robotics

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), In-Space Manufacturing

Starpath Robotics

Development

Takasago

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Resources - Oxygen

Takasago Thermal Engineering

Development

Terra Luna Resources

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Resources

Terra Luna Resources

Early stage

Terraxis

VaPRe

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Terraxis

Early stage

Thales Alenia

In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Thales Alenia Space UK

Development

TransAstra

Worker Bee, Sutter Space Telescope

Space Tug, Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Resources - Asteroid Mining, Propellant Refuel Station, Space Mining, In-Space Manufacturing, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Propellant Refilling, Active Debris Removal (ADR)

TransAstra (Trans Astronautics Corporation)

Development

Vulcan Aerospace

ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)

Vulcan Aerospace

Dormant