Moonshots

Dream big, ship small. Every moonshot is reached by finishing smaller nodes on the tech tree. Each one below lists the nodes it needs.

Not sure where to start? Begin with the nodes members can build now.

  1. MS-1

    Living Network

    Self-sustaining regional mesh; private networks ride encrypted inside it.

    0 of 11 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  2. MS-2

    Autonomous Disaster Response

    Mobile hive truck, auto-launch, mapping, thermal search, supply drops, temporary mesh.

    0 of 14 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  3. MS-3

    Self-Running Farm

    Sensors, scouting, hog watch, rovers, docks.

    0 of 7 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  4. MS-4

    Clean Waters & Streets

    River surveys, sampling, cleanup boats, trash robots.

    0 of 4 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  5. MS-5

    Multi-Domain Teams

    Air, ground, surface and underwater on one mission.

    0 of 9 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  6. MS-6

    High-Altitude Platform

    "poor man's satellite" for coverage and imaging.

    0 of 2 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  7. MS-7

    Open Autonomy Stack

    The open baseline everyone builds on.

    All OASA standards (SEC, NET, PAY, LOG, TIME, MAP, VID, DOCK, SENSE) + partner adoption.

  8. MS-8

    Build Anywhere

    Any chapter can build any design.

    Reference builds, Academy, chapter kits.

    0 of 1 needed node done · 1 available to start

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  9. MS-9

    Wildfire Watch Network

    Modern fire towers in the sky, plus search and mapping when fires start.

    Needs 3 nodes and 1 moonshot

    0 of 3 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  10. MS-10

    Atmospheric Satellites / Perma Gliders

    Aircraft that stay aloft indefinitely on solar by day, stored energy and soaring by night, acting as relays, cameras and sensor platforms.

    0 of 7 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  11. MS-11

    Self-Repairing Fleet

    Field repair cells print and swap parts; logistics fleet carries damaged devices to automated repair centers.

    0 of 4 needed nodes done · 1 available to start

  12. MS-12

    Reforestation & Wildfire Prevention

    Map fire risk around communities, support controlled burns with fire agencies, plant and track regrowth.

    0 of 3 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  13. MS-13

    Ocean Cleanup & Restoration Armada

    Autonomous fleets clearing waterways and restoring reefs and wetlands.

    0 of 5 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  14. MS-14

    City Digital Twin & Automation

    A living model of the city from intelligent sensors that interact with the world around them.

    Needs 2 nodes and 1 moonshot

    0 of 2 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  15. MS-15

    Lifeguard Assist Network

    Supports (never replaces) lifeguards; detection, shore launchers, drone drops, two-way speaker; tiers for every budget.

    0 of 3 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  16. MS-16

    Underground Explorers

    Autonomous 3D mapping of collapsed buildings, caves and tunnels.

    0 of 3 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  17. MS-17

    Light-Speed Links

    Vehicles that aim lasers at each other in flight for encrypted comms and power.

    0 of 3 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  18. MS-18

    Talk to Your Fleet

    Plan missions from a sentence and steer them by voice.

    0 of 2 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  19. MS-19

    Off-World Ready

    OASA systems proven in planetary analogs and near space.

    0 of 5 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  20. MS-20

    National Resilience Mesh

    A self-sustaining encrypted mesh with backup comms, timing and power that keeps communities connected when everything else fails.

    0 of 4 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  21. MS-21

    Smart Infrastructure Watch

    Roads, storm drains, water mains, the grid, dams and levees inspected autonomously.

    0 of 5 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  22. MS-22

    Hidden Hazards & Discovery

    Finding unexploded ordnance on former U.S. military sites, abandoned mines and buried hazards; the same LiDAR tools reveal American archaeology.

    0 of 2 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  23. MS-23

    Citizen Science Network

    Anyone can host a sensor and add to a shared open map, bridged with Meshtastic.

    0 of 4 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

Starshots

Farther than a moonshot and not expected soon. Each one is reached through the moonshots and nodes listed below.

  1. ST-1

    OASA in Orbit

    A constellation of OASA CubeSats extending the encrypted mesh into space.

    0 of 1 needed node done · 0 available to start

  2. ST-2

    Off-World Scout Teams

    Air, ground and underground robots exploring the Moon or Mars together.

    0 of 2 needed nodes done · 0 available to start

  3. ST-3

    Deep-Space Robotic Prospectors

    Autonomous robots surveying asteroids and moons.

    0 of 1 needed node done · 0 available to start

  4. ST-4

    Self-Sustaining Robot Outposts

    Off-world bases where robots build, repair and power themselves.

    Builds on
  5. ST-5

    Interstellar Probes

    Contributing open autonomy, comms and power ideas toward probes that leave the solar system.

    0 of 1 needed node done · 0 available to start

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