The Google Lunar X Mission
at Carnegie Mellon University

"I want to do everything there is to be done."
- Judith Resnik (E'70), astronaut & alumna

"We choose to go to the moon in this decade & do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard …"
- President John F. Kennedy

"The child's wonder at the old moon comes back nightly …"
- Carl Sandburg

"The Moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars."
- Arthur C. Clarke

"I think the human race has no future if it doesn't go into space."
- Stephen Hawking

Synopsis

At the convergence of science, technology and art, Carnegie Mellon University has assembled a team like no other to win the Google Lunar X PRIZE — a $30 million international competition.

The Google Lunar X PRIZE presents an unusual set of interdisciplinary challenges for which Carnegie Mellon University scientists and technologists are uniquely suited.

And we're not stopping there. Carnegie Mellon University artists have joined the team to exceed the goals set by Google and define a new class of artistic endeavor.

We will accomplish the mission in a way that only we can, by simultaneously advancing science, technology and art.

Winning will establish Carnegie Mellon University as the technology and art leader on an expanding lunar frontier, harvesting knowledge and resources for our future.

Team Leaders

William "Red" Whittaker an internationally renowned roboticist, Carnegie Mellon alumnus and a University Professor and faculty member at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute.

Lowry Burgess a professor of art, former dean of the College of Fine Arts and distinguished fellow in Carnegie Mellon's STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, he is considered a pioneer of the space art movement.

Players

Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute in the School of Computer Science, the first of its kind in the world, remains the world's leader in research, education and innovation in the field.

The STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon, an experimental, cross-disciplinary program within the College of Fine Arts, brings renowned creativity and innovative design to the lunar mission.

Astrobotic Technology, a spinoff of Carnegie Mellon University, pioneers the lunar frontier by providing commercial robotic services.

Support

To support this project, give online today to the Carnegie Mellon Lunar X Fund.