Welcome to this week’s Lunar Roundup! A power rankings-style look at who & what’s been “Awesome!” over the last seven days of the Google Lunar X PRIZE.Moon Express talked moon telescopes (and Hawaii); Part Time Scientists posted a funny new comic; Popular Mechanics picked their bets for who's winning the X PRIZE; and Penn State Lunar Lion sat down to talk about a bright future, while UC Riverside began celebrating 'citizen space' with an art exhibition!The five best picks from January 15th-21st, 2013:---
January 15, 2013
Welcome to this week’s Lunar Roundup! A power rankings-style look at who & what’s been “Awesome!” over the last seven days of the Google Lunar X PRIZE.A lot of quotables this week as Team Indus was profiled by several publications; Penn State Lunar Lion provided details in an interview; Euroluna provided an update from a gorgeous spot; a Synergy Moon art partner completed their Kickstarter; and Team Italia featured the assembly of a CubeSat! Plus a whole bunch of honorable mentions.
January 08, 2013
Welcome to this week’s Lunar Roundup! A power rankings-style look at who & what’s been “Awesome!” over the last seven days of the Google Lunar X PRIZE.
January 01, 2013
Welcome to this week’s Lunar Roundup! A power rankings-style look at who & what’s been “Awesome!” over the last seven days of the Google Lunar X PRIZE.There were a bunch of great videos this week, as ARCA made headlines with involvement in a major Mars mission and new progress on their rocket; Moon Express talked about becoming the FedEx of the Moon; and Team Indus, Omega Envoy, and others recapped their 2012 achievements!
December 26, 2012
Welcome to this week’s Lunar Roundup! A power rankings-style look at who & what’s been “Awesome!” over the last seven days of the Google Lunar X PRIZE.A big move went down, as Moon Express acquired Rocket City Space Pioneers! Meanwhile, the Mayans predicted team Puli's rover; Euroluna met with Team Indus in India; and Omega Envoy's fundraising lessons-learned were featured as they picked up another sponsor.Your top five highlights for December 18th-December 24th:---1) Acquisition!
December 20, 2012
Hot on the heels of the exciting teaming between Odyssey Moon and SpaceIL, we have another teaming to announce, this time between Moon Express and Dynetics, enabling Moon Express to acquire Team Rocket City Space Pioneers (RCSP). This agreement brings to Moon Express the substantial network of space industry partners assembled by RCSP. Former RCSP team leader, Tim Pickens, well known for his pioneering work with rocket engines, will be assuming the Chief Propulsion Engineer role at Moon Express.
December 18, 2012
Welcome to this week’s Lunar Roundup! A power rankings-style look at who & what’s been “Awesome!” over the last seven days of the Google Lunar X PRIZE.A real flurry of updates, as four teams make it in with two articles apiece. The MoonBots winner was announced, as Moon Express, JURBAN, Stellar, and Omega Envoy explored everything from lunar mining and gravity to fateful meetings in bars and Australian mission controls.Your top five highlights for December 11th-December 17th:---1) MoonBots!
December 14, 2012
Sustainability of the Google Lunar X PRIZE This article is part five in a five part series about going back to the Moon with the Google Lunar X PRIZE by Nathan Wong.Over the past four articles, I have written about challenges and benefits of going back to the Moon, as well as looking at what might be on the horizon in terms of robotic development, but how do we get there from where we are today? Current missions to the Moon must be sustainable in order for this advancement to continue. In fact one of the three major goals of the Google Lunar X PRIZE is to help develop pathways for sustainable exploration. I will look at sustainability from two different viewpoints: technical and financial sustainability.
December 13, 2012
This week's team video focuses on team Jurban from the United States. Watch as technical program manager Blaze Sanders discusses how he got involved with the team, and what some of the unique aspects of their vehicle, Jolht, are. Blaze will also be on the MyMoon Webcast Wednesday Dec 13 at 8pm EST, and the interview will be archived for later watching.
December 11, 2012
Welcome to this week’s Lunar Roundup! A power rankings-style look at who & what’s been “Awesome!” over the last seven days of the Google Lunar X PRIZE.Moon Express partnered with a historic effort (Golden Spike); Angelicum's rover won a Robot of the Year poll; Part Time Scientists' Asimov now has its own weekly comic; and White Label Space's Japanese efforts made headlines with their team interview and crowdfunding effort!Your five best highlights for December 4th-December 10th:---1) Golden Spike!
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