# Synergy Moon

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International lunar exploration enterprise

Team Synergy Moon Type Google Lunar X Prize entrant Industry Lunar exploration Founded 2010 Headquarters International Key people Kevin Myrick / Nebojša Stanojević/ Jayakumar Venkatesan[1] Website www.synergymoon.com

**Synergy Moon** is an international commercial enterprise dedicated to the development of space technologies and related services.[2]

It was originally formed in 2010 as a team competing for the [Google Lunar X Prize](/source/Google_Lunar_X_Prize) —a challenge to land the first privately funded [rover](/source/Lunar_rover) on the [Moon](/source/Moon).[3] It was one of five finalist teams, out of an original 33 entrants.[4]

[*[needs update](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*]

## History

Team Synergy Moon was formed in 2010 when Kevin Myrick,[5] founder and CEO of [InterPlanetary Ventures](http://www.interplanetaryventures.org), and Nebojša Stanojević,[6] founder of The Human Synergy Moon Project, decided to merge their ventures and partner with [Interorbital Systems](/source/Interorbital_Systems)[7] to create a single entrant for the [Google Lunar X Prize](/source/Google_Lunar_X_Prize), and filed proof of its launch agreement on August 30, 2016.[8]

Jayakumar Venkatesan took the responsibility as Chief Technology Officer to design and develop the spacecraft systems according to the competition guidelines.

Competition guidelines required the rover to travel 500 metres and transmit images, video, data, an sms and an email back to Earth.[9] With working groups on in over 15 countries and on 6 continents, Team Synergy Moon promotes international cooperation in space exploration and development.[10][11]

In December 2016 Google Lunar X Prize entrants [Team Stellar](http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/stellar) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160421040724/http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/stellar) 2016-04-21 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Croatia / Australia), [Team Omega Envoy](http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/omega-envoy) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160421033738/http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/omega-envoy) 2016-04-21 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (USA), [Team Space META](http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/spacemeta) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160417082700/http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/spacemeta) 2016-04-17 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Brasil) and [Team Independence-X](http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/independence-x) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160421050143/http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/independence-x) 2016-04-21 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Malaysia) partnered with Team Synergy Moon to become Synergy Space Explorers.[12][13]

The team planned to use an [Interorbital Systems](/source/Interorbital_Systems) Neptune N-8 LUNA launch vehicle [14][15] to deploy its **Tesla Surveyor** rover on the surface of the Moon during the second half of 2017. The launch was planned from an open-ocean location off the California coast[16] but it did not happen.

Teams had until 31 March 2018 to launch their missions.[17].

On 23 January 2018, the X Prize Foundation announced that "no team would be able to make a launch attempt to reach the Moon by the [31 March 2018] deadline... and the US$30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE will go unclaimed."[18]. Synergy Moon reported in February 2018 that they are negotiating with [TeamIndus](/source/TeamIndus) to possibly launch their landers together, aiming for a launch in 2019.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Synergy Moon: About Us](http://www.synergymoon.com/about-us). Synergy Moon. Accessed on 25 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SM_Home_2-0)** [Synergy Moon](https://www.synergymoon.com/) - Home site. Accessed on 23 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com/these-5-finalists-will-race-to-moon-in-google-lunar-xprize-competition), retrieved 17 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-google-idUSKBN158273), retrieved 9 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Synergy Moon website](http://www.synergymoon.com/team.html#kevin), retrieved 9 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Synergy Moon website](http://www.synergymoon.com/team.html#neb), retrieved 9 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [X-Prize website](http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/synergy-moon/blog/synergy-space-explorers) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170113133603/http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/synergy-moon/blog/synergy-space-explorers) 2017-01-13 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), retrieved 9 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [X-Prize website](http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/synergy-moon) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160421033113/http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/synergy-moon) 2016-04-21 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), retrieved 9 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Lunar XPRIZE Guidelines](http://lunar.xprize.org/about/guidelines) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905154805/http://lunar.xprize.org/about/guidelines) 2015-09-05 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), retrieved 19 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Google Lunar X Prize website](http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/synergy-moon) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160421033113/http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/synergy-moon) 2016-04-21 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), retrieved 9 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [New Space People Interview](http://www.newspacepeople.com/newspace/company-updates/newspace-people-interview-with-synergy-moon), retrieved 6 March 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Myrick, Kevin. ["Synergy Space Explorers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170113133603/http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/synergy-moon/blog/synergy-space-explorers). *Google Lunar X Prize*. Archived from [the original](http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/synergy-moon/blog/synergy-space-explorers) on January 13, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Team Synergy Moon website](http://www.synergymoon.com/), retrieved 9 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Interorbital Systems website](http://www.interorbital.com/interorbital_06222015_020.htm), retrieved 9 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Interorbital Systems website](http://www.interorbital.com/interorbital_06222015_012.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160602130623/http://www.interorbital.com/interorbital_06222015_012.htm) 2016-06-02 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), retrieved 9 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [Lunar X-Prize website](http://lunar.xprize.org/press-release/xprize-verifies-launch-agreement-team-synergy-moon-third-google-lunar-xprize) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160902182800/http://lunar.xprize.org/press-release/xprize-verifies-launch-agreement-team-synergy-moon-third-google-lunar-xprize) 2016-09-02 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), retrieved 9 Feb 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2018-ext_17-0)** Wall, Mike (Aug 16, 2017). ["Deadline for Google Lunar X Prize Moon Race Extended Through March 2018"](https://www.space.com/37813-google-lunar-x-prize-deadline-extended-march-2018.html). *space.com*. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Ex-Prize: Google's $30 Million Moon Race Ends with No Winner"](https://www.space.com/39467-google-lunar-xprize-moon-race-ends.html). *[Space.com](/source/Space.com)*. 23 January 2018.

## External links

- [Team Synergy Moon website](http://www.SynergyMoon.com)

- [InterPlanetary Ventures website](http://www.interplanetaryventures.org/)

- [Interorbital Systems website](http://www.interorbital.com)

- [Team Stellar website](http://www.teamstellar.org/)

- [Team Omega Envoy website](https://web.archive.org/web/20110701035518/http://earthrise-space.org/)

- [Team Space META website](http://www.spacemeta.com/)

- [Team Independence-X website](http://www.independence-x.com/)

- [Google Lunar X Prize website](http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/synergy-moon) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160421033113/http://lunar.xprize.org/teams/synergy-moon) 2016-04-21 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

v t e Google Lunar X Prize Organizers Google Sundar Pichai Larry Page Sergey Brin X Prize Foundation Peter Diamandis Finalist teams Hakuto Moon Express SpaceIL Synergy Moon TeamIndus Withdrawn teams Advaeros AngelicvM ARCA Astrobotic Barcelona Moon Team C-Base Open Moon Euroluna FREDNET Independence-X JURBAN LunaTrex Micro-Space Mystical Moon Next Giant Leap Odyssey Moon Omega Envoy Part-Time Scientists Penn State Lunar Lion Team Team Puli Quantum3 Rocket City Space Pioneers SCSG Selenokhod SpaceMETA STELLAR Team Italia Team Phoenicia Team Plan B Team SELENE Spacecraft ALINA (Part-Time Scientists) Beresheet (SpaceIL) HHK-1 / ECA (TeamIndus) MX-1E (Moon Express) Peregrine (Astrobotic) SORATO (Hakuto) Tesla (Synergy Moon) Unity (AngelicvM)

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