Wed, Oct 08, 2008
Will Provide Mission Software For Analysis, 3-D
Visualization
The X Prize Foundation announced this week it has selected AGI,
producer of analysis software for land, sea, air, and space, as an
official "preferred partner" for the Google Lunar X Prize.
The Google Lunar X Prize challenges privately-funded teams to
safely land a robot on the surface of the Moon, travel 500 meters
over the lunar surface, and send images and data back to Earth.
Under this partnership, AGI has agreed to provide each team with
nearly $200,000 worth of complimentary software and engineering
services.
"AGI is thrilled to offer our ready-to-use software and space
mission expertise to this exciting challenge, which is sure to
advance efforts in commercial space flight while developing
innovative approaches and new technologies," says Paul Graziani,
AGI president and CEO. "Our products have been relied upon for
nearly two decades for analysis and 3-D visualization of space
mission designs, real-time operations, and post-mission analysis,
so they are an inherent fit to help these teams reach the Moon. We
applaud those vying for this challenge and how their efforts will
inspire young engineers and scientists of tomorrow."
Preferred partners offer discounted services to the teams
competing in the $30 million international competition. There are
currently four other X Prize Foundation preferred partners: Space
Exploration Technologies (Preferred Launch Partner), SETI Institute
and Universal Space Network (Preferred Communications Partners),
and Space Florida (Preferred Launch Site).
"AGI's software is unsurpassed and will bring critical new
capabilities to the competing teams," said Dr. Peter H. Diamandis,
Chairman and CEO of the X Prize Foundation. "This modeling and
visualization software will be a great asset for the teams. We are
delighted to welcome AGI as a preferred partner for the Google
Lunar X Prize."
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