Synergy Moon
The latest entrant in the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition is Team Synergy Moon , bringing the total number of teams to seventeen . I am excited to say that I am a member of this team. Back in late 2007, some members of Interplanetary Ventures approached me via Facebook and asked if I'd be interested in discussing options for their proposed lunar project. I agreed and ended up suggesting several possible science targets for the mission. Over time, the team designated me as Science Officer and is now calling me Principal Investigator. We haven't really started the hard design work yet, but now that our entrance into the competition is official, I expect more activity on that front. I'll keep the readers posted on updates from time to time, or you can check out the links in the press release below. Another unofficial press release from a couple of weeks ago is available here . SYNERGY MOON TEAM ENTERS GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE MOJAVE, Calif. (February 27, 2009) -- The