Cislunar Beamed‑Power Traffic Lanes: Minimal Infrastructure for Earth–Moon Logistics

This preprint outlines a minimal, scalable infrastructure concept for cislunar logistics based on fixed, unmanned lunar laser power stations and scheduled line‑of‑sight charging windows. Spacecraft maneuver into predefined “traffic lanes” to receive pulsed energy transfers before continuing along predictable transfer trajectories. The system separates freight and fast‑transit lanes, uses autonomous navigation buoys for timing and authentication, and leverages the Moon’s unique environment for safe high‑energy operations. The concept reframes space travel from vehicle‑centric missions to route‑centric infrastructure, enabling modular electric propulsion, safer operations, and industrial supply chains across the Earth–Moon system.