1. The Golden Spike Co.!
Galaxy
Forum
China—2013
Alan
Stern
President
and
CEO
Golden
Spike
stern@goldenspikecompany.com
303.324.5269

4. We’re developing and!
marketing a human lunar
expedition system.!
Primarily for foreign !
space & science agencies; !
also for individuals and
corporations.!
At prices comparable to !
current robotic flagship!
missions.!
Beginning service: 2020.!
Golden Spike!

5. Markets:
 Nations!
 Corporations!
 Tourists

6. Surface Capability:!
 2 People !
 2 Days!
 2 EVAs Each!
 Conduct:!
 Field Geology!
 Sampling (50 kg)!
 Experiments!

7. Pricing:!
$1.5B Missions!
$750M Seats!
Expeditions !
beginning 2020
2-3 each year !

8. 1. Use existing ELVs, !
modified as needed.!
2. Adapt a LEO taxi for lunar missions.!
3. Only the lander is new.!
Mission Architecture: !
Maximally Pragmatic !

9. Leadership Team!

10. Board and Advisors!

11. Jim Lovell Joins !
Advisory Board!

12. October LPI Workshop!
0830 Welcome and Meeting Context
0845 Golden Spike Overview
0915 Why Lunar Science Benefits With Humans
1030 Break
1100 GSC Mission Capabilities/Capabilities
1200 Lunch
1300 Landing Site Priorities for Human Exploration
1600 Break
1630 Panel 1: What 20 Apollo H Missions Can Yield
1805 Poster Session and Refreshments

13. Backups!
Galaxy
Forum
China—2013
Alan
Stern
President
and
CEO
Golden
Spike
stern@goldenspikecompany.com
303.324.5269

14. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Copyright © 2013 Golden Spike Company. All rights reserved.

15. Some Recent
Advances!
 ULA Identified a 2-
launch scenario.!
 Northrop
Grumman Devised
Lightweight Lander
Concept.!
 Paragon SDC
completed lunar
suit requirements.!
 SwRI cracked the
long duration
surface experiment
design dilemma.!

16. Mission Architecture 1: !
Dual Launch LOR!

18. Cost to First Landing!
Engineering, schedule, and cost
all close. !
Cost breakdown to !
first landing:!
First Expedition: 2020.!

19. Flight System!
Milestones!
Implementation:!
2013 LLaSS I, II!
2014 GSC Integrated !
Systems Studies; !
SRRs!
2015 RFPs, !
Procurements!
2018-19 Test Flights !
2020 First revenue !
Landing