Synergy Moon Comprised Of Engineers, Artists, Enthusiasts
The ambitious dream of returning to the Moon -- this time to
stay -- appears alive and well in a magnificently diverse team of
space enthusiasts, artists, engineers, students, and explorers
jointly called Synergy Moon, the latest entrant in the X Prize
Foundation’s Google Lunar X Prize.
The team, comprised of 48 members from 15 countries across the
globe, is sponsored by eSpaceTickets.com, founded in 2000 and the
world's oldest space tourism contest organization. Synergy Moon has
also partnered with rocket manufacturer Interorbital Systems (IOS),
which competed in the historic 2004 Ansari X Prize $10 million Race
to Space.
"The Google Lunar X Prize is meant to open the field of lunar
exploration to a global community of inventors, explorers, and
entrepreneurs," said William Pomerantz, Space Projects Senior
Director, X Prize Foundation. "Synergy Moon is a fantastic addition
to our roster of teams -- the team includes a truly global set of
innovators who will approach this difficult mission with new ideas
and new passion."
The Synergy Moon team was created through the collaboration of
three interrelated organizations: InterPlanetary Ventures (IPV), a
private sector space promoter; the Human Synergy Project (HSP), a
multi-national sustainable projects group; and Interorbital
Systems’ rocket team, led by Roderick Milliron.
"Our mission in entering the Google Lunar X Prize is to help
create excitement and reignite the public’s interest in space
exploration," said Kevin Myrick, Synergy Moon Team Leader. "We're
working diligently to create and showcase innovative new
technologies that will help support humanity’s expansion
throughout the solar system."
As part of Synergy Moon's efforts to raise awareness of their
efforts and participation in the Google Lunar X Prize, they've
organized a variety of global promotional events, including
space-themed concerts, art festivals, space-related fashion shows,
and breathtaking core technology demonstrations including rocket
engine hot firings, suborbital and orbital hardware testflights,
and ultimately their X Prize lunar missions. These initiatives,
along with a youth outreach program, are organized by Nebojsa
Stanojevic, Director of the Human Synergy Project and Synergy
Moon's International Promotion and Productions Coordinator.