{"id":16816,"date":"2018-10-02T12:32:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T16:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16816"},"modified":"2018-10-02T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T16:32:16","slug":"the-moon-race-a-lunar-technologies-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16816","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Moon Race&#8221; &#8211; A lunar technologies competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbus.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Airbus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Origin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESA<\/a>, and some other heavyweight companies and organizations are backing a new technical competition program called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoonrace.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Moon Race<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The Moon Race competition is a global initiative founded by Airbus and international partners, aiming to boost the movement around Moon exploration and enable the demonstration of key technologies required for its sustainable exploration.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TXSrYvhIPnM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some minor details such as exactly what technologies are to be demonstrated and the value of the prizes have yet to be determined: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2018\/blue-origin-airbus-back-moon-race-space-contest-thats-yet-defined\/\" target=\"_d\">Blue Origin and Airbus back \u2018The Moon Race\u2019 \u2013 Alan Boyle\/GeekWire<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Organizers launched their effort at this week\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iac2018.org\/\">International Astronautical Congress<\/a>in Bremen, Germany. They want teams to propose technological challenges for lunar surface operations in time for next year\u2019s IAC meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Suggestions could include constructing the first artifact made from lunar resources, extracting enough water from lunar soil to fill a standard-sized bottle, building a power-generating system capable of lighting up the lunar night, or operating the first lunar greenhouse.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The application period is due to open in early 2019. \u201cDetails on monetary prizes will be announced with the opening of the applications period,\u201d the organizers say.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The competition is envisioned as a five year program starting from the 2019 starting line. 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