Barcelona Moon Team is a Spanish team led by Galactic Suite Design, which is participating in the Google Lunar X Prize.
History
Galactic Suite Design (GSD) is the lead company in a consortium of companies fielding the Barcelona Moon Team in the Google Lunar X Prize (GLXP) competition. [1] GSD does so through a filial company, Galactic Suite Moon Race. BMT is the official candidate to the GLXP. [2] The team is a multidisciplinary joint venture bringing together Spanish entrepreneurial, industrial and academic capabilities. The team also includes the Centre of Aerospace Technology in Barcelona ( CTAE), the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) or the international engineering advisory firm Altran. [3] BMT wants to promote a widening involvement of private initiative in the development of space technology and industry, also including sectors such as exploration and tourism. [2]
The Barcelona Moon Team GXLP mission was scheduled to launch aboard a Chinese Long March 2C in June 2015. [1] [4] The China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) was planned to be launching team Barcelona Moon in June 2015.
But later, the team withdrew from the competition.
References
- ^ a b Paur, Jason (9 August 2012). "China to Launch Spanish Team's Lunar X PRIZE Robot". Wired. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Barcelona Moon Team". Google Lunar X Prize. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "Altran joins the Barcelona Moon Team". Barcelona Moon Team. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Indo Asian News Service (17 August 2012). "Chinese firm to send Spanish robot to moon". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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