Dennis Wingo summarizes the historical context and business case for ISRU to enable lunar settlements: https://denniswingo.wordpress.com/2019/07/25/chicken-egg-chicken-on-the-moon/
National Space Society issues position paper on Space Solar Power
Download the paper here: https://space.nss.org/media/NSS-Position-Paper-Space-Solar-Power-2019.pdf
NASA publishes plan for commercial LEO development
The plan, entitled NASA’s Plan for Commercial LEO Development addresses supply and demand, as well as the steps that will be taken in the near-term, mid-term, and long-term: https://www.nasa.gov/leo-economy/vision-for-low-earth-orbit-economy
Made in Space to demo 3D-printing components in space
The California based company scored a $73.7 million NASA contract to demonstrate how its Archinaut One spacecraft will manufacture and assemble parts while in low-Earth orbit: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/nasa-3d-print-spacecraft-parts-in-orbit/
Astrobotic scores $5.6 million contract from NASA to deliver MoonRanger lunar rover
Partnering with Carnegie Mellon University the space robotics company was selected by NASA’s Lunar Surface and Instrumentation and Technology Payload (LSITP) program on July 1 to develop the autonomous rover to validate remote sensing and communication technologies to be used for eventual prospecting for lunar resources. The robot could be delivered to the lunar surface via the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program as soon as 2021: