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Lunar Mining Is the Future — But This One Thing Could Ruin It All

What if Earth's resource crisis is solved not underground, but 384,000 km overhead? In this video, we talk about the lunar mining future and how it may change our economy, environment, and even global power. Rare earth metals and helium-3 to titanium and silicon, the Moon contains untapped resources that will fuel human civilization for centuries. With the earth's mining activities leading to environmental issues and geopolitical unrest, governments and corporations are racing to develop lunar mining technologies. NASA's Artemis program, SpaceX reusable rockets, and AI-powered robots are all components of this new space gold rush. Yet with aging space laws and increasing global competition, who will own these resources? Learn how the future of lunar mining is already happening and why it could be the key to a post-scarcity civilization—or the next world war. Don't miss this lunar mining future that's nearer than you imagine.

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Space Resources - final

Space Resources Xd file link

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Space Resources logo

Getting the rocket right turned out to be quite the struggle.

After looking up different rocket icons and illustrations, I sketched out a few shapes that I liked and tried to go from there.

The first rocket I settled with looked good on paper, but when I tried to digitalise it it just wouldn't look right.

Turning the shades around didn’t help either.

For a second I hated it so much I considered going for a simple planet logo.

Eventually, with some more research and trial and error, I finally ended up with a shape I liked.

I tried a few different shades and variations, making sure the icon matches the look and feel of the rest of the app.

I then took it to the polls on instagram.

Until I was finally happy with how it turned out.

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Competitive research

I was really inspired by how Kezie created a narrative for her elements project. I wanted to settle for a certain theme and stick to it as well.

https://sayskez.github.io/atomic-chef/menu.html

Especially since I was trying to find a clear document online that would list what elements can be outsourced from where in space and couldn't find anything that wouldn’t require me to read through pages of content. 

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planet-compare/

The NASA solar system exploration website did have an Atmospheric Constituents list, but that was about it. 

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Growing the Space Resources app

I chose to design the Space Resources app for a tablet mostly to challenge myself to create a tablet UI for the first time. This doesn’t mean I can’t start thinking how the Space Resources app would look like on different formats, in this case on mobile.

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Testing the app on an iPad

When designing for a tablet it’s important to test on a tablet meanwhile, to make sure that everything looks and feels right. It’s also important to then also test the prototype with the user on the tablet.

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Prototyping in Xd

Making sure every single button is connected to the right screen and has the right transition selected. Prototyping is an art form in itself.

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Inspo for Space Resources

I took inspiration mostly from the Luxembourg Space Agency and NASA, as well as the Space X website and If the Moon were 1 Pixel.

The LSA and its initiative to invest in space mining inspired me to create the app. 

Soon after I started doing the research for the app, NASA released their Images gallery, free to use for everyone, this made me realise that I want to include big planet images in the app. First I tried out including just images, then I decided to create the illustrations myself. 

Space X breaks up the content really well on the website. I really like how you can click on the “plus” on the rocket to get more information. 

Last but not least the simplicity of If the Moon were 1 Pixel inspired me as it turns something as big as our solar system into something so simple yet so beautifully brilliant.