Regolith Excavation Challenge 2009

The Regolith Excavation Challenge promotes the development of new technologies to excavate lunar regolith. Excavation is a necessary first step towards lunar resource utilization, and the unique physical properties of lunar regolith make excavation a difficult technical challenge. Advances in lunar regolith excavation have the potential to contribute significantly to the nation’s space exploration operations.

The competition event took place during the weekend of October 17, 2009 at Moffett Field, CA. More details are available

Photos by Jamie Foster are here: Regolith-Media.
Many more photos by Jamie Foster are here: Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Photos by Sam Coniglio are here: 2009-Regolith-by-Sam-Coniglio/

Video is available here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/2009-regolith-excavation-challenge

For questions about the competition, you can send email to regolith@csewi.org.

Media may direct questions to Eric.Daniels@CaliforniaSpaceAuthority.org.

Regolith Excavation Challenge 2009 Flyer (PDF, 1.4mb).

Date	Subject
October 21, 2009	From NewScientist.com: $500,000 Treasure Dug Up in Lunar Soil
October 20, 2009	From SpaceFellowship.com: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Praises Paul's Robotics, Top Winners of Regolith Competition
October 18, 2009	Digging Teams Claim Victory in Regolith Competition (PDF)
October 17, 2009	Regolith Games Will Continue Sunday (PDF)
October 17, 2009	Regolith Excavation Challenge Kicks Off (PDF)
October 16, 2009	Regolith Excavation Challenge Presenters (PDF)
October 15, 2009	Rich Media Visuals Promised for Robotics Competition (PDF)
October 1, 2009	Moon Digging Competitors Line Up--Strong Showing of Teams Seek $750,000 Purse (PDF)
September 24, 2009	Judges for Regolith Competition Identified (PDF)
September 24, 2009	2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge Panel of Judges (Brief Bios) (PDF)
September 17, 2009	One Month To Go--2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge Draws Near $750,000 Purse Available (PDF)