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Synergy Moon Partners With The Pleiades Astronomical Society of Tuzla
Team Synergy Moon is pleased to announce our partnership with The Pleiades Astronomical Society from Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Tuzla is the hometown of one of our team co-founders, Nebojsa Stanojevic, and several other team members. The Pleiades Astronomical Society was founded in April 2009, to research and promote the study of Astronomy, Astro-Archeology, Astronautics and the mysteries of UFO's. The Society currently has 150 members, most working on educational outreach to students in 50 schools in the region. They have published a biannual magazine, "Pleiades", held seven 'Astronomy Day' events in Tuzla, and later this year they will publish a book on Astronomy for kids. Emir Tanovic and Ervin Adrovic, co-chairmen of the Society are currently working on opening the first modern observatory in the region.
The Society and Synergy Moon will begin offering Astronautics workshops this spring, educating kids and adults about NewSpace, the Google Lunar X PRIZE, and what it takes to Get Into Space!
Synergy Moon Signs MOU To Work With EarthSpace
On 21st December 2011, Synergy Moon and EarthSpace signed a memorandum of understanding to work together, amid others, to create outreach programs based on scientific but people-oriented education (SPOE): the creation of projects that combine arts and humanities with science and technology. Additionally, both companies will work to raise awareness of the Google Lunar X-Prize competition among African Nations.
Represented by their President Heather Henry and CEO Ayodele Faiyetole, EarthSpace is very excited about this ground breaking bilateral agreement and partnership, which signals the beginning of a true non-governmental and private approach to global space program in Africa.
As the chief executive of EarthSpace, Ayodele oversees to the overall development of its programs. He is passionate about giving back to the society and emancipation of humanity as multiplanetary beings. He has contributed to the globalization of space and Earth science, and is the winner of the 2009 Todd B. Hawley Space Visionary Award.
Before joining EarthSpace Heather obtained two science degrees, one in chemistry/physics and the other in space studies. She has done a variety of outreach and educational work around the world and has visited classrooms in the USA, South Africa, and Canada. From 2009 - 2010, Heather served as a Young Graduate Trainee at the European Space Agency's Astronaut Centre where she assisted with astronaut training.
We are very excited about partnering with EarthSpace for educational outreach in Africa and around the world!
EarthSpace Website
Synergy Moon Signs MOU To Work With The Universidad de Antofagasta (Chile) On Project MMARS
Google Lunar X PRIZE Team Ready to Launch
Operations in the Atacama Desert of Chile
ZAGREB, Croatia (July 13, 2011) - SYNERGY MOON Team Leader Miroslav Ambrus-Kis (MAK) of Zagreb, Croatia today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding between the Universidad de Antofagasta and Team SYNERGY MOON, a competitor for the Google Lunar X PRIZE. The Universidad de Antofagasta and Team SYNERGY MOON are jointly interested in technology transfer of lunar exploration technology to Chilean industry. The MOU, signed by Team SYNERGY MOON co-founder Kevin Myrick and Universidad de Antofagasta Rector Dr. Luis Alberto Loyola Morales links a Moon Mars Atacama Research Station (MMARS - UA) with a new industrial park in the Second Region of Chile to stimulate mutually beneficial high fidelity research and development, with a focus on building deployable prototypes for MMARS, transferring technological innovations in robotics to the Chilean mining industry, and accomplishing the Team SYNERGY MOON Google Lunar X PRIZE mission to soft-land a planetary rover on the Moon.
"It is of great significance that we are here at this faire..." said Rector Loyola at the inauguration of EXPONOR 2011, the International Exhibition of the Latin American Mining Industry, a trade fair that is held every two years in the Region of Antofagasta, the heart of the copper mining industry in Chile and where 54% of the country's copper is produced. Emphasizing the tremendous potential of the MMARS project for innovation, he adds that, "...the momentum of the international scientific community will strengthen our university."
"The multidisciplinary scope of R&D and entrepreneurial activities at MMARS will have enormous implications for dual purpose technology and the formation of private sector New Space businesses" said Myrick between meetings at the Lunar Science Institute at NASA Ames. "The agreement with the Universidad de Antofagasta will contribute vertically, to advance Chile’s National Science and Technology Goals for Innovation, and laterally providing "Minds On" educational outreach to students around the world, with a focus on middle school students, our next space generation."
Maria Catalina, founder of the Astronaut Teacher Alliance and co-founder Dr. Carmen Gloria Jimenez of the Universidad de Antofagasta branded MMARS in 2007 to begin development for students and teachers of first-hand access to high fidelity projects that run full simulations in analogue environments and develop protocols for Lunar or Martian settlement. "Chileans won't just be testing new technologies" explained Jimenez. "We will raise our human capital by direct contribution to real science during real time acquisition of competence through the investigations of graduate students, professors, entrepreneurs, and skilled professionals." "The design of MMARS comes out of a need for a new direction in education" according to Catalina. "ATA members worldwide will access selected knowledge capture during internships or apprenticeships to develop "Minds On" expeditionary learning experiences so their middle school students can contribute meaningful data to the scientific enterprise and satisfy the age specific content requirements of secondary school subject matter across all curricula."
ABOUT PROJECT MMARS
The Moon Mars Atacama Research Station (MMARS) is a multinational collaboration of visionaries who see the settling of our Moon and a human mission to Mars as a reality in our lifetime. MMARS is a multifaceted project in Chile with an analogue Lunar/Martian Settlement as a centerpiece that will serve as a test-bed for innovators and entrepreneurs to produce prototypes that will be deployable to the Moon. A Chilean National Goal is to increase human capital by the transfer of technology, science, and education through international bilateral agreements. Funded in part by the Agencia Chilena del Espacio (Chilean Space Agency) and the Universidad de Antofagasta, a high fidelity intellectual support structure for MMARS includes the development of Chile’s first formal institute of astrobiology in the Atacama Desert at Yungay, and a center for the development of space technologies and the resulting spinoff terrestrial applications. Thematic tourism will serve as a funding instrument to support infrastructure and full scale Lunar and Martian simulations. For more information please visit
http://moonmars.org.
Interorbital technicians have installed stabilization fins on the CPM TV-1, bringing it to flight-ready status. Three launches of the rocket are scheduled, under an FAA Class 3 Rocket Waiver. The first test launch will be fin-stabilized. The remaining launches will be guided. These low-altitude test launches of the 30-ft long (9.1m) CPM TV-1 will verify the performance of the vehicle's rocket engines, guidance system, steering system, avionics, and recovery system in flight. The CPM TV-1 will carry academic payloads from the Naval Postgraduate School and Morehead State University (Kentucky). Upon the successful completion of a series of static rocket engine tests, the IOS team will launch the rocket.
Successful test flights will lead to the rapid production of 7 CPMs for the launch of the first Neptune 45 with a payload of MicroSats. The current manifest for Interorbital's inaugural launch (second quarter of 2011) includes: CubeSats from UC Irvine and Universidad de Puerto Rico teaming with Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School; TubeSats from Morehead State University (Kentucky Space); InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico; University of Sydney (Australia); Aslan Academy (Private Los Angeles High School); Project Calliope (Space Music Project); Naval Postgraduate School (3) (communication with live remote exercises); Defense Science and Technology Lab (DSTL,UK); Austrian Arts Group mur.at; United States Military Academy at West Point (2); and the Brazilian Space Agency with 120 Fifth Grade Students Ubatuba Elementary School.
Four GLXP teams will also have payloads on this first flight, TubeSats from Part-Time Scientists/Fluid & Reason, Stellar, Synergy Moon and a 2U Cubesat, Romit-1 from EuroLuna.
(Photo by MAK - Left to right: Marino Tumpic, Gabrijel Erman, Zeljko Mogoros, Zorislav Sojat, Petar Gljuscic and Miroslav Ambrus-Kis. "Veli Joze" rover is in front.)
The village Vidulini is in the middle od the Istria peninsula, the very obvious piece of land on east coast of northernmost Adriatic. The nearest town there is Kanfanar, for many anonimous too. But this is the magic part of Croatia which many of visitors nicknamed "The Unknown Tuscany of Croatia".
Vidulini is consisted of only 15 houses, population is 50. And still they have astronomic club Astronomska Udruga Vidulini (AUV). They have a networked telescopes, they send instruments on stratospheric balloons, they have made a mockup lander, and they have a working rover. All these things for their own fun and kids education.
AUV has own ambitious plans to build and launch pico-satellite, and lunar lander with lunar rover capable for autonomous exploration of unknown surroundings for two weeks. The have launched first satellites with stratospheric balloons, built a mockup of lander, and rover "Veli Jo탑e" has passed the first test of autonomuos exploration in wild between Rovinj and Rovinjsko Selo - 12 kilometers! The rover, "Veli Joze" ("Big Joe") named as Istrian medieval fairytale hero.
Team SYNERGY MOON is delighted to embrace AU Vidulini to Team's membership and will provide everything necessary to build, test and land a rover to a Moon surface which will be built an basis of "Veli Jo탑e" as a bigger prototype. As the reverse partnership with projects of AUV Synergy Moon LLC would also like to handle the launch of their Croatian Satellite, be part of that project.
Submit your Name for the Team SYNERGY MOON Lunar Lander
SYNERGY MOON is going to the moon as part of the Google Lunar X PRIZE, to pave the way for humanity's expansion to our nearest celestial neighbor. Via donations through Trans Lunar Research, our Non-profit 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, we're involving everyone with the chance at assisting us in fundraising for our lunar lander while giving them the chance to name it. Our lander will deliver our Tesla Rover and Surveyors, then become our first automated lunar base, performing research and contributing to the Lunar Art Capsule art projects!
Sponsors that provide the funding usually get to name the vehicle, and we wanted that to be you as a member of our Facebook Cause donation efforts! Post your idea for a name for the lander, along with a donation to the cause. After names are submitted, we will have a series of votes to narrow down the choices and finally pick a name! With enough funds raised through this cause, your name could become the official name of the Team SYNERGY MOON Lunar Lander. So donate and post your suggestion for a name, forward this on to your friends so they can also join the cause. The more entries your group brings, the better the chances for them to name the SYNERGY MOON Lander.
Facebook Cause
Get involved by visiting
the Facebok Name the Lander Cause
Put Your Art on the Moon with the Team SYNERGY MOON ART Capsule
Thats right, we are bringing artistic expressions from the whole human family to the moon, and no one needs to be excluded. As a part of our mission to the moon our Tesla Rover will deploy the Art Capsule which will showcase and include art collected from around the world in a series of creative ways still to be announced.
Visit this page again for updates on the Art Capsule technologies we will utilize to bring the contributed art to the lunar surface. Visit the social networking websites we've setup for you below and submit your creations for the Art Capsule.
YouTube
Visit the Team SYNERGY MOON
Art Capsule YouTube Channel
All you need to do to submit your video art for inclusion in the Team SYNERGY MOON Art Capsule is to respond to our explanatory Call For Entries Video with a video responce showcasing your contribution.
Photobucket
Visit the Team SYNERGY MOON
Art Capsule Photobucket Page
To submit your illustrations, painting and other 2D art for inclusion in the Team SYNERGY MOON Art Capsule all you have to do is respond to our explanatory Call for Entries Image showcasing your contribution.
