Team Part-Time-Scientists is the first German-based team to join the Google Lunar X PRIZE. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, they are a non-profit organization financed by donations, their own capital and sponsors including leading companies like Texas Instruments (electronics and semi conductors) and O'Reilly Media (computer book publisher).

Comprised of seven members, the team is one of the youngest in the competition, averaging a 20-something age mark. Additionally, they are the first group that is made up entirely of non-space professionals with team expertise drawing from a variety of technical fields that include physics, information technology, software development and hardware specialization. The members are scattered across Northern Germany and welcome those who are interested in joining their efforts. Philosophically, the group believes that their small team size can easily match the labors of their larger competitors.

Additionally, one of the group’s main goals is to develop a system that will enable communications to occur directly between their rover and Earth without any type of governmental assistance, a concept they hope to share with future space missions.

For informations about our Team Members just visit our WebSite www.part-time-scientists.com/team.