Lunar base agent-based modeling - A benchmark for simulating crewed space missions
Raymond Vera, Anamaria Berea, William G Kennedy · 2026
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Raymond Vera, Anamaria Berea, and William G Kennedy built a computer simulation of a crewed lunar base to explore how astronaut teamwork and psychology might decide the fate of long Moon missions. NASA's Artemis program aims at a permanent lunar presence, where social friction cannot be escaped by coming home. Their 2026 model gives each simulated astronaut cognitive skills, emotional states, and personality traits, drawing on research from Antarctic stations and past spaceflight.
Running tens of thousands of simulated missions, the model varies outside shocks and inside group dynamics to find which factors tip a base toward sustainability or catastrophe. Settings cover a lunar gateway station and a south pole surface base. The authors offer the model as a benchmark planning tool for mission designers who must plan for people, not just hardware.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Raymond Vera, Anamaria Berea, William G Kennedy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 76596 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |