During the Hackusama — Hack on Polkadot’s Wild Cousin, our team examined the UN Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (1979). From this analysis, we proposed a decentralized interplanetary architecture using the Kusama network and developed software modules implementing:

• Article 6: Freedom of scientific investigation
• Article 7: Preventing disruption of the existing environmental balance
• Article 9: Establishment of manned and unmanned stations

As part of the experiment, a rover was deployed within the boundaries of a simulated Mars habitat station. The rover performed the following tasks:

• Traversed a predefined route
• Published odometry data and photos directly to the Kusama network

This data could be sufficient for organizations like SpaceY to begin designing and selling living spaces on Mars through a parachain slot on Kusama.

• Data Storage: Blockchain-based storage inspired by the 1979 UN Agreement.
• IoT Infrastructure: The “Mars-1” base camp featured IoT devices for environmental monitoring.
• Satellite Connectivity: Satellite equipment facilitated data transmission to Kusama on the Mars parachain.
• Rover Integration: The “Mars-2” rover was equipped with hardware and software to publish data to the Kusama network.

1. Supply Chain Management: Tokenized IoT data can verify the authenticity and condition of goods in real-time.
2. Energy Markets: Smart meters can tokenize energy data for direct peer-to-peer energy trading.
3. Environmental Monitoring: IoT sensors can provide verified data for carbon credits and sustainability projects.

Learn more about Kusama architecture here.