Announcement – 2nd PromoMoon Initiative announces first stage results
We are happy to announce that the first stage of evaluation of the 2nd PromoMoon Initiative’s applications is complete.
Top-7 projects with novel ideas relating to lunar technologies have been selected (applicants are shown in no particular order):
| Project | Applicant | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Infinity | Raushan Pandit – Individual, Nepal | Infrastructure, construction, and ISRU on the Moon (habitats, life support system, ISRU, their subsystems, and other) |
| Oasis & Iris | Samer El Sayary – Individual, Egypt | Infrastructure, construction, and ISRU on the Moon (habitats, life support system, ISRU, their subsystems, and other) |
| Resource Extraction from Solution using Self Organizing Wetland Bioreactors (sowbs) | Colin Lennox, EcoIslands LLC – SME, United States | Infrastructure, construction, and ISRU on the Moon (habitats, life support system, ISRU, their subsystems, and other) |
| Lunar cargo | Charalampos Kosmas, Lunar cargo P.C. – Startup, Greece | Transportation TO and FROM the Moon (space launch systems, spacecraft, launch/landing pads, their subsystems, and other) |
| ISRU to harness, store, and transport thermoelectrical energy on the lunar surface to support space habitat | Sharat Chandra, STELLAR – Individual, India | Infrastructure, construction, and ISRU on the Moon (habitats, life support system, ISRU, their subsystems, and other) |
| Designing an innovative infrastructure for a Lunar Habitat along with a potential Magnetosphere, Food facilities and Clothing for space crew members | Vedika Adukia, Georgiana Lorena Moruz, Anindita Mandal, Dhanusshya Raghu, Krina Panchal, Mridhuna Anita, Alimsha Riyas, Dia Jozz, LunaTora – Team of students, Romania | Infrastructure, construction, and ISRU on the Moon (habitats, life support system, ISRU, their subsystems, and other) |
| Photonic propulsion | Sharat Chandra, STELLAR – Individual, India | Transportation TO and FROM the Moon (space launch systems, spacecraft, launch/landing pads, their subsystems, and other) |
Our sincere congratulations to the Top-7 winners!
And thanks to all who participated but didn’t make it further. We encourage you to continue your research and apply for the next 3rd PromoMoon Initiative.
The Top-7 finalists are given an option to submit their updated proposals within April 11 – 17, 2023.
You will find the 2nd PromoMoon Initiative’s updated schedule at https://moonvillageassociation.org/announcement-2nd-promomoon-initiative-for-moon-village-generation-in-honor-of-dr-alexander-degtyarev/
On the final selection, three teams will be selected to receive free-of-charge B2B mentorship. In addition, the teams will be given the opportunity for their work to be featured in a paper to be presented at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Azerbaijan in October 2023. Team leaders/members of the winning teams will also be invited to be co-authors of the paper.
For any questions, please contact Bernadette Detera at gro.n1734747941oitai1734747941cossa1734747941egall1734747941ivnoo1734747941m@are1734747941ted.e1734747941tteda1734747941nreb1734747941">gro.n1734747941oitai1734747941cossa1734747941egall1734747941ivnoo1734747941m@are1734747941ted.e1734747941tteda1734747941nreb1734747941
