Moonspike Endeavor Reflects Growing International, Global Urgency To ‘Touch The Moon’
NewSpace Enterprise To Send Full Scale Rocket To Moon & Embed 1 Gram Payload ‘Moonspike’ Into Lunar Surface Developed Entirely With Private Funding; Founded By Kristian von Bengtson (L) Of Denmark & Chris Larmour (R), Primary Goal Is To Build Full Scale Rockets Capable Of Performing Moon Missions; Mission Will Consist Of 4 Stages: Launch, Orbit & Transit, Course Corrections As Needed, Landing At High Speed To Embed Moonspike; Other Moon Initiatives From India, Japan & China With Current On-Going & Near-Term Projections Corroborate International Desire To Return To Moon; USA Shackleton Energy Company Considering Near-Term Precursor Mission & Moon Express GLXP Launch Possible For 2017
Credit: Moonspike, Kristian von Bengtson
Continued Developments Underway For Part-Time Scientists (PTS) GLXP Team Including Payload Potential, 3D Printer, Emerging Communications Link By PTS Karsten Becker To Control Audi Lunar Quattro On Lunar Surface; Audi Will Be Supporting Lunar Rover Lightweight Construction Development, Electric Mobility Development, Testing & Quality Assurance; Sturdy Lightweight Design To Be Made Of High-Strength Aluminum & Magnesium To Withstand Radiation On The Moon
Sustainable Moon Exploration 2020-2030 Critical For Further Expansion Of Human Solar System Competence; Astronaut & ESA Director Of Human Spaceflight & Operations, Thomas Reiter States “The International Vision For Lunar Exploration Calls For New Era Of Coordinated Human And Robotic Missions”; 
ILOA Event On 9 Sep Features (L-R) NAOC Prof. Jianyan Wei And Dr. Jing Wang Discussing LUT Findings & Performance, Univ. Of Hawaii Dr. R. Pierre Martin On Galaxy Exploration From The Moon, ILOA Founding Director Steve Durst On 21st Century Education, Exploration & Enterprise; Moon-Based Observatory Missions To Complement Earth / Space-Based Astronomy; ILOA Collaborating With National Astronomical Observatories – Chinese Academy Of Science (NAOC) Lunar Ultraviolet Telescope (LUT) On Chang’e-3 As Only Mission Operating On Lunar Surface
ILOA Collaborating With National Astronomical Observatories – Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) Lunar Ultraviolet Telescope (LUT) Aboard Chang’e-3 Moon Lander At 44°N 20°W – Only Spacecraft Operating On Lunar Surface, 1st To Land On Moon In Almost 40 Years; ILOA Pursuing Moon-Based Observatory Missions, Seeks To Advance 21st Century Galaxy Imaging With ILO-1 2-Meter Radio Antenna To Malapert Mt. 86°S 2.7°E Near Moon South Pole, With ILO-X Precursor Mission Aboard GLXP Lander, With Human Service Mission To ILO-1 / Robotic Village New World Frontier