Researcher Sought for Lunar Regolith Project

White Label Space is looking for a researcher interested to do a feasibility study on lunar regolith anchoring technologies and lunar construction techniques.

This project will involve interaction with a partner organization that is developing a lunar regolith testbed and coming up with a conceptual design for a demonstrator payload to be flown on our Google Lunar X PRIZE mission. The demonstrator would have a scientific function as well as demonstrating novel techniques for regolith interactions.

The project would be ideal as a university project, but we are willing to work with anyone who has the time and knowledge to contribute. No funding will be provided for this project however the results will be promoted via our website and online media and the researcher will have access to technical support from the White Label Space engineers and scientists.

For more information, please send a CV and short description of the proposed modes of working to: payloads@whitelabelspace.com

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Plant Experiment on Lunar Lander

NASA scientists have suggested conducting plant growth experiments on the moon's surface prior to future human missions.

This might be good secondary payload on a Google Lunar X PRIZE mission, being a first experiment at In-Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) approaches on the moon. Although, it would take a special plant to survive approximately 2 weeks of darkness during a lunar night.

Considering the high delta-V needed to soft land on the moon, it's clear that future lunar bases will benefit greatly from any reduction in the delivered mass. Lunar regolith, or some of its components, might even provide some of the nutrients for plant growth, thus eliminating even more mass that needs to be delivered to future lunar bases.