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.

FMI: www.googlelunarxprize.org, www.espacetickets.com, www.interorbital.com, www.synergymoon.org