White Label Space
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White Label Space was formed in early 2008 by a group of experienced space professionals inspired by the challenge of the Google Lunar X PRIZE
. The team aims to finance its Google Lunar X PRIZE
mission from advertising expenditure of large global companies.
In 2010 the team also established White Label Space Japan LLC, a Limited Liability Company registered in Japan.
Google Lunar X Prize
The Google Lunar X PRIZE, abbreviated GLXP, sometimes referred to as Moon 2.0, is a space competition organized by the X Prize Foundation, and sponsored by Google. It was announced at the Wired Nextfest on 13 September 2007...
. The team aims to finance its Google Lunar X PRIZE
Google Lunar X Prize
The Google Lunar X PRIZE, abbreviated GLXP, sometimes referred to as Moon 2.0, is a space competition organized by the X Prize Foundation, and sponsored by Google. It was announced at the Wired Nextfest on 13 September 2007...
mission from advertising expenditure of large global companies.
Locations
The headquarters of White Label Space is in the Netherlands, hosted in the office of the Dutch aerospace company AOES Group BV.In 2010 the team also established White Label Space Japan LLC, a Limited Liability Company registered in Japan.
Partners
, the team had nine official partners:- Advanced Operations and Engineering Services (AOES Group BV) - an international engineering services and consultancy provider providing specialist support for design and analysis tasks related to the structures, thermal and propulsion subsystems of the Lander and Rover
- The Swiss Propulsion LaboratorySwiss Propulsion LaboratoryThe Swiss Propulsion Laboratory is a rocket laboratory that runs integrated programs focusing on research and development of space-technology. It is located in Langenthal, Switzerland and was founded in 1998. The company develops, builds and runs rocket systems that transport small payloads into...
- developing a low-cost engine for the landing stage of the White Label Space mission using its in-house rocket motor test bench - Tohoku UniversityTohoku University, abbreviated to , located in the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region, Japan, is a Japanese national university. It is the third oldest Imperial University in Japan and is a member of the National Seven Universities...
Space Robotics Laboratory - designing the Moon rover for the mission - Airborne Composites BV - a developer of advanced composite products and technologies for space and other industries, and will provide lightweight high performance composite structures for the mission
- Emxys - a designer and manufacturer of instrumentation and control embedded electronic systems for science and industry markets
- Space Technology Group at the Technical University of MunichTechnical University of MunichThe Technische Universität München is a research university with campuses in Munich, Garching, and Weihenstephan...
- LunarNumbat - a team of Australians and New Zealanders who are using Open SourceOpen sourceThe term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
technologies to develop new software and electronic hardware in support of the White Label Space mission - Wrocław University of Technology - developer of aerospace communications equipment
- JAQAR Space Engineering - the partner for orbital design and mission analysis
See also
- Google Lunar X PRIZEGoogle Lunar X PrizeThe Google Lunar X PRIZE, abbreviated GLXP, sometimes referred to as Moon 2.0, is a space competition organized by the X Prize Foundation, and sponsored by Google. It was announced at the Wired Nextfest on 13 September 2007...
- X PRIZE FoundationX Prize FoundationThe X PRIZE Foundation is a non-profit organization that designs and manages public competitions intended to encourage technological development that could benefit mankind....
- Space AdvertisingSpace advertisingSpace advertising is the use of advertising in outer space or related to space flight. While there have only been a few examples of successful marketing campaigns, there have been several proposals to advertise in space, some even planning to launch giant billboards visible from the Earth...
- Private SpaceflightPrivate spaceflightPrivate spaceflight is flight above Earth altitude conducted by and paid for by an entity other than a government. In the early decades of the Space Age, the government space agencies of the Soviet Union and United States pioneered space technology augmented by collaboration with affiliated design...