Works · No. 14

Draft images and short clips for 46 scenarios set at and around the Moon

Scenario atlas · 2026

Draft image of a lander and a fuel depot above Earth

The Meridian atlas: 46 scenarios of operations, business, and security at the Moon from 2036 to 2046, each drawn as study frames and a 15-second clip.

Meridian is a list of 46 scenarios set at the Moon. Each title says what happens and to whom, for example a service provider is paid in part after an independent inspection, a lunar clinic keeps treating patients while advice from specialists is delayed, or a relay operator cuts service after an unknown spacecraft approaches.

Each scenario has three simple study frames and a 15-second clip labeled as fiction on screen. They are sketches used to decide which scenarios should be made into full films or IGLOO rooms, ranked by how practical and how useful each would be.

Year
2026
Medium
Scenario atlas
Scenarios
46 (36 civil, science, and commerce; 10 space operations and security)
Time frame
2036 to 2046
Production
Simple 3D study frames and 15-second clips

The scenarios

46 scenarios, each with a 15-second clip. Select play on any frame.

Civil, science, and commerce 36

  1. A space service provider receives partial payment after independent inspection

  2. Uncertain failure times require inspecting both providers serving a lunar archive

  3. A delayed correction stops a lunar outpost from starting an equipment inspection

  4. An aging satellite receives life extension but cannot resume full service

  5. Lunar hosts send arriving visitors to already approved rooms while alerts are delayed

  6. Shared equipment maintenance interrupts two lunar communications services at once

  7. A reviewer refuses to count crates in an uncertain part of a lunar image

  8. A shared access pass lets a second relay provider carry a waiting science report

  9. Selling reusable spacecraft parts leaves the custodian paying to store the remainder

  10. A lunar archive keeps its current service while a request for more space waits

  11. Shelter staff tell lunar visitors directly how many places are left

  12. A ground station pauses routine service so residents can use its shared access route

  13. A satellite operator funds continued oversight until its disposal can be verified

  14. Editors trace three spacecraft reports to one image and withhold confirmation

  15. Unexpected shadow on solar panels delays work at a lunar workshop

  16. Rescue providers wait for destination records to be checked before accepting travelers

  17. Shared lunar dust observations help a new supplier develop an approved cover

  18. An unchecked assumption about lunar unloading equipment delays additional cargo

  19. Lunar laboratories share comparison samples to reduce duplicate tests

  20. Limited power and cooling keep part of a lunar base closed

  21. Lunar clinic staff continue limited patient care while specialist advice is delayed

  22. Permission to print a replacement part returns lunar storage equipment to work

  23. Missed lunar repair reservations lead users to fund a separate workshop bench

  24. Stored energy keeps one lunar workshop session running while another waits

  25. A lunar laboratory secures a missed delivery after challenging shared service records

  26. Locally printed packing inserts await inspection before lunar warehouse work resumes

  27. Neighboring lunar bases share dust cleanup costs so crews can resume repairs

  28. A neighboring base takes displaced visitors into its own reserved rooms

  29. Transferred maintenance records help a lunar observatory use spares after its supplier closes

  30. An inspector clears sample holders for lunar use without disclosing supplier details

  31. Lunar researchers exchange study visits without moving or dividing rare samples

  32. A lunar technician needs local practice before working independently despite prior training

  33. An archive needs separate cooling when delayed lunar data arrives in warm weather

  34. Independent housing lets a space worker change employers without losing accommodation

  35. One shared financier delays multiple suppliers as lunar packing supplies dwindle

  36. Approved recycled water gives a lunar cleaning shop another supplier

Space operations and security 10

  1. A reconstructed image of lunar cargo shows a crate that was never observed

  2. Independent observations expose a shared error in two lunar observatories' reports

  3. A rescue tug commander commits assistance near the Moon before remote approval arrives

  4. A nearby satellite changes position and delays work at an orbital hub

  5. Shared lunar communications capacity leaves one provider waiting during gateway maintenance

  6. An uninvited inspection spacecraft prompts a lunar relay operator to cut service

  7. A mismatched filter prevents crew transfer between docked spacecraft near the Moon

  8. An outdated shadow forecast leaves a lunar resupply rover stopped with undelivered cargo

  9. An orbital servicer refuses a satellite without an approved interface record

  10. Rover dust reduces shared solar power and closes one lunar workshop