Tuesday / 27 March 2012

China Contracted To Launch Barcelona Moon Team GLXP Entry

Image Credit: GLXP

Barcelona Moon Team Signs Agreement With China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) For NET 2014 Launch; Agreement Allows Spanish Team Led By Galactic Suite Moonrace, ALTRAN, Consortium Of Spain’s Leading Space Companies To Focus On Lunar Landings, GLXP Objectives, Securing Sponsorships; CGWIC Is Sole Commercial Organization Authorized By China Government To Provide Commercial Launch Services

Friday / 23 March 2012

GLXP Teams JURBAN & Phoenicia Collaborating

Image Credit: GLXP, Team Phoenicia

Team JURBAN Selects Rocket Engines Developed By Team Phoenicia For Their Lunar Lander; Single 526-Second Burn Of 2 Z150 Rocket Engines (R) Will Slow JURBAN Airbag Landing System From 5760kph To Gentle 96.5kph Landing; Teams Working On Mutual Data & Hardware Exchange Partnership; Pictured: JURBAN Technical Manager Blaze Sanders

Friday / 9 March 2012

GLXP Update

Image Credit: GLXP, NASA

GLXP Teams Moon Express, FREDNET, Along With Astrobotic Receive Additional Task In NASA US$10M ILDD Program Contract; Teams Must Provide NASA With Data About Progress In Spacecraft Development, Payload Accommodations & Planetary Protection Plans To Fulfill US$100K Task Order; Astrobotic Joins Team Phoenicia In Confirming Intention To Conduct Prospecting Mission To Moon South Pole

Thursday / 16 February 2012

Image Credit: jranger.com, astrobotich.com

Entrepreneur Julian Ranger Says Space Is Next Frontier For Investment In CNBC Interview; CEO Of iBundle & DADapp.com Has Invested In GLXP Favorite Astrobotic, Projects US$70M Profit From Company’s 1st Lunar Mission; Sees 2 Broad Markets On Moon: Resources / Science & Entertainment / Commercial Communications

Wednesday / 1 February 2012

Image Credit: Rocket City Space Pioneers

Rocket City Space Pioneers, Google Lunar X Prize Team From Huntsville Alabama, Announces ‘Name The Lander Contest’; 4th Grade Class That Submits Winning Name Will Receive Trip To Space Camp & US$500 Gift Certificate For Classroom Supplies; Contest Co-Sponsors: AL Tourism Department, ALDOE; Pictured: RCSP Team Leader Tim Pickens