Astrobotic Technology is a little company with big plans-- and big buddies. AT plans to participate in the Google Lunar X-Prize contest, but unlike some of its competitors, AT plans to establish itself as a going concern, profiting from the opening of the lunar frontier.
The plan is for AT to offer its services and expertise to nations and private corporations and groups that want to explore a specific site on the Moon, or that want a soil sample from a specific area. AT sees its rovers as silicon brained Lewises and Clarks, opening the way for the human settlement of the Moon, With partners like Carnegie Mellon University, Arizona State's Lunar and Planetary Institute, and the mighty aerospace and defense giant, Raytheon, AT might have a real shot at success.
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