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The Rocket City Space Pioneers officially announced our entry into the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition on September 7, 2010. Since then, our story has been covered by local, state, and national media outlets, including newspapers, magazines, broadcast news, television and radio news websites, and blogs. Below are links to some of the coverage we have received.
GXLP News: Elementary School Students Name Rocket City Space Pioneers’ Lunar Lander
From Portal to the Universe on March 20, 2012
Space Camp Bound
From al.com on March 14, 2012
GXLP News: Elementary School Students Name Rocket City Space Pioneers’ Lunar Lander
From Parabolic Arc on March 08, 2012
The Rocket City Space Pioneers' Lander to Be Named “Spirit of Alabama”
From Hobby Space on March 08, 2012
Huntsville tech center only U.S. school in British electric car race
From al.com on February 27, 2012
Space Comes to Earth for Students in Pike County
From WAKA-CBS 8 News on February 24, 2012
Rocket City Space Pioneers Rocket Demo at Riverton
From al.com on February 09, 2012
How Huntsville Breeds Rocket Scientists
From The Atlantic Cities Place Matters on February 08, 2012
Rocket City Space Pioneers Includes Alabama 4th Graders in Private Moon Mission
From Spaceports on February 07, 2012
Rocket City Space Pioneers Includes Alabama 4th Graders in Private Moon Mission
From Portal to the Universe on February 07, 2012
RCSP wants fourth grade students to name lunar lander
From al.com on February 02, 2012
Ala. students to name moon-bound craft
From http://www.wsfa.com on January 31, 2012
Alabama Students to Name Rocket City Space Pioneers’ Lunar Lander
From Parabolic Arc on January 31, 2012
4th graders to name Rocket City Space Pioneers’ moon lander in state contest
From Alabama Notes on January 31, 2012
Rocket City Space Pioneers Deliver New Lunar Lander to Space & Rocket Center
From Huntsville Space Professionals on January 31, 2012
Alabama Students to Name Rocket City Space Pioneers’ Lunar Lander
From Parabolic Arc on January 31, 2012
Name The Moon Lander Contest
From WKRG-Channel 5 on January 31, 2012
U.S. Space and Rocket Center unveils new robotic lunar lander
From WAFF on January 31, 2012
Moonandback Interview with Tim Pickens, part 1
From You Tube on December 19, 2011
Huntsville has a good month in the commercial space race
From al.com on December 18, 2011
TEDxHuntsville predicted to be 'hodgepodge of fun'
From al.com on November 02, 2011
Small satellites help Army see and communicate better, says symposium panel
From al.com on October 26, 2011
Von Braun symposium to attract aerospace leaders, NASA administrators
From al.com on October 20, 2011
Want to go to the moon with the Rocket City Space Pioneers? There's an app for that
From al.com on October 20, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers unveils Moon game at ISPCS
From dallasnews.com on October 19, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Offer Free Mission to Moon Game
From hobbyspace.com on October 19, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Successfully Complete Critical NASA Contract Milestone
From 42 on September 02, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Ace Critical Milestone
From Moon and Back on September 02, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Ace Critical Milestone
From Portal to the Universe on September 02, 2011
Briefs: Space Express RLV; Rocket City Space Pioneers Test "Green" Engine
From HobbySpace.com on September 02, 2011
GLXP News: Rocket City Space Pioneers Completes Key ILDD Milestone
From Parabolic Arc on September 02, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Google Lunar X Prize Team Test-Fires "Green" Rocket Engine
From AL.com on September 02, 2011
Still Eyeing the Lunar Prize
From The Space Review on August 08, 2011
Interview with Mike Graves, Technical Lead of The Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Portal to the Universe on August 06, 2011
Fly Me to the Moon to the Tune of $30M Enticement
From Sydney Morning Herald on July 23, 2011
With Shuttle's End, X Prize Race to the Moon Begins
From The Seattle Times on July 22, 2011
Money to Motivate Next Space Race
From Omaha World-Herald on July 22, 2011
Race to the Moon: 29 Private Firms Compete in Google's Contest
From Gather.com on July 22, 2011
BC-MOON-MISSION-3RDLD-WRITETHRU-(TRIMS)-NYT
From Sierra Vista Herald on July 22, 2011
Race to the Moon Heats Up for Private Firms
From The New York Times on July 21, 2011
Evadot Podcast: Rocket City Space Pioneers Chat with the "X-Treme Team"
From Portal to the Universe on June 14, 2011
Evadot Podcast #78 – Moonbots X-Treme Team Meets the Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Portal to the Universe on June 10, 2011
Moonandback Interview With Tim Pickens, part 2 – The Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Moon and Back on June 06, 2011
Space Science Education Project
From iFeature Education News on June 06, 2011
Briefs: MD Space & NASA CTO Talk; Tim Pickens Pt.2; Alt Scenarios for Space Commerce
From Portal to the Universe on June 06, 2011
Moonandback Interview With Tim Pickens, part 1 – Dynetics
From Moon and Back on June 03, 2011
Google Lunar X PRIZE at ISDC 2011
From Portal to the Universe on May 27, 2011
Do You Like the Smell of Plasma in the Morning?
From Kentucky Space on May 25, 2011
Space Tourism Might Bridge the Gap Between NASA, Private Companies
From AL.com on May 22, 2011
Moog Inc. Joins Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Birmingham Business Journal on May 20, 2011
Moog Inc. Joins Rocket City Space Pioneers
From News Spider on May 20, 2011
Moog Inc. Joins Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Dallas News on May 20, 2011
Moog Inc. Joins Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Alabama State News on May 20, 2011
Moog Joins Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Alabama Notes on May 19, 2011
Moog Joins Rocket City Space Pioneers in Seeking Google Lunar X PRIZE
From Examiner.com on May 19, 2011
Moog Inc. latest to join Rocket City Space Pioneers in Pursuit of $30 million Google X PRIZE
From AL.com on May 19, 2011
Dream It! Do It!
From SpaceScouter on May 18, 2011
Dynetics, Rocket City Space Pioneers to Showcase Space Solutions at Huntsville Conference
From AL.com on May 17, 2011
Dynetics Gains Big Partner in Google Lunar X Contest
From Birmingham Business Journal on April 18, 2011
Huntsville-based Dynetics Gains Big Partner for Google Lunar X Competition
From AL.com on April 17, 2011
Video: Tim Pickens Describes Rideshare
From Parabolic Arc on April 15, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Offer Rideshare
From Spaceports on April 15, 2011
Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup #44
From Luna C/I on April 15, 2011
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne Joins Rocket City Space Pioneers to Pursue Google Lunar X PRIZE
From AL.com on April 14, 2011
PWR joins Rocket City Space Pioneers
From HobbySpace.com on April 14, 2011
Catch a Ride with Rocket City Space Pioneers
From HobbySpace.com on April 14, 2011
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Joins Rocket City Space Pioneers Team
From Parabolic Arc on April 14, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers... Joining Up For A Run To The Moon (Event)
From SatNews.com on April 14, 2011
RCSP Offers Discount Ride to Space
From RLV and Space Transport News on April 12, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Offer “Rideshare” Services to Space, Moon
From Portal to the Universe on April 12, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Offer “Rideshare” Services to Space, Moon
From Parabolic Arc on April 12, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Selling Payload Spots to Moon or Closer
From Examiner.com on April 12, 2011
Huntsville Rocket Team Offers Half-Price Rides Into Space for Science Payloads
From AL.com on April 12, 2011
Huntsville Rocket Team Offers Half-Price Rides Into Space for Science Payloads
From The Huntsville 10 on April 12, 2011
Coming to Huntsville in May: NSS 2011 International Space Development Conference
From National Space Society Blog on April 02, 2011
Lunar Enterprise Daily: March 10, 2011
From Lunar Enterprise Daily on March 10, 2011
Moon Race Brings 29 Teams to the Starting Line
From All Top News on February 21, 2011
Google Lunar X Prize Competition Teams Aiming for the Moon
From PhysOrg.com on February 21, 2011
Faceoff on the Moon? Canadians Hope to Land Hockey Puck on Lunar Surface
From The Canadian Press on February 19, 2011
Moon Race Brings 29 Teams to a Starting Line
From Tekndorks on February 19, 2011
Moon Race Brings 29 Teams to the Starting Line
From Wired Science on February 18, 2011
X Prize $30 Million Private Race to the Moon is on
From Network World on February 17, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Rely on SolidWorks to “Power” Their Entry in the Google Lunar X PRIZE
From PR-Inside on February 16, 2011
Let's Talk About the Final Frontier
From Topic Fire on February 12, 2011
Let's Talk About the Final Frontier
From Wikio News on February 12, 2011
Let's Talk About the Final Frontier
From msnbc.com on February 11, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers to use Falcon 9
From HobbySpace.com on February 06, 2011
Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup #41
From Zimbio on February 06, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers to the Moon
From Spaceports on February 06, 2011
Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup #41
From Luna C/I on February 06, 2011
Tim Pickens Outlines the Lunar Goals of The Rocket City Space Pioneers
From HobbySpace.com on February 04, 2011
Video: Tim Pickens and the Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Parabolic Arc on February 04, 2011
Video: Tim Pickens and the Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Portal to the Universe on February 04, 2011
Evadot Podcast #62 - We're not Going to Leave the Planet Straddling a Laptop
From Evadot on February 02, 2011
Huntsville Group Competing in Google Lunar X Contest
From MyFoxAL.com on January 27, 2011
Huntsville Group Competing in Google Lunar X Contest
From WAFF on January 27, 2011
Siemens PLM Software Partners With World-Class Team Competing for Google Lunar X PRIZE
From Ferret on January 24, 2011
RCSP Team to use Siemens Software for Lunar Effort
From Pace on January 24, 2011
Siemens on Board with Rocket City Space Pioneers for Google Lunar X Project
From AL.com on January 24, 2011
Siemens PLM Software Used to Compete for Google Lunar X Prize
From Desktop Engineering on January 21, 2011
The Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Flight Plan on January 18, 2011
Many Refuse to Give up on Manned Moon Missions
From Space on msnbc.com on January 13, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Rely on SolidWorks Software to Power Lunar Mission Entry
From Ferret on January 12, 2011
Andrews Space Part of Rocket City Space Pioneers Team selected by NASA
From Commercial Space Watch on January 10, 2011
The Case for the Moon: Why We Should Go Back Now
From Space.com on January 10, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Announce Partnership With Solidworks
From Space-Travel on January 07, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers Announce Partnership With Solidworks
From Moon Daily on January 07, 2011
Fly me to the Moon: the Google Lunar X PRIZE, Three Years in
From Ars Technica on January 06, 2011
Andrews Space Part of Team Selected by NASA to Provide Moon Mission Data
From Space Fellowship on January 06, 2011
Rocket City Space Pioneers and C-Base Open Moon: Unique Approaches to Similar Goals
From Google Lunar X PRIZE on January 06, 2011
Dynetics Awarded Contract to Provide Candidate Flight Hardware
From Space-Travel on January 05, 2011
Andrews Space Part of Rocket City Space Pioneers Team selected by NASA
From Space Ref on January 05, 2011
Dynetics Awarded Contract to Provide Candidate Flight Hardware
From Albuquerque Express on January 05, 2011
Three Google Lunar X PRIZE contenders win NASA contracts
From Composites World on January 03, 2011
Three Google Lunar X PRIZE Competitors Awarded NASA Contracts
From Google Lunar X PRIZE on December 21, 2010
Three NASA Contracts Awarded to Google Lunar X PRIZE Competitors
From Examiner.com on December 20, 2010
Satellite: Dynetics' Dynamic Space Portfolio
From Satellite Spotlight on December 14, 2010
Briefs: Masten Space's SBIR; Rocket City Space Pioneers Update
From Portal to the Universe on December 11, 2010
A Week of Excitement for the Space World and the Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Google Lunar X PRIZE on December 10, 2010
Rocket City Space Pioneers at GLXP Summit
From The Dallas Morning News on December 07, 2010
Google Lunar X PRIZE | Roundup #38
From Luna C/I on December 02, 2010
Google Lunar X PRIZE | Roundup #38
From IceX on December 02, 2010
RCSP Dynetics Launches FASTSAT with Fun Party
From Google Lunar X PRIZE on November 24, 2010
Grounded NASA X-34 Space Planes Poised to Fly Again?
From AL.com on November 23, 2010
Huntsville Tech Students Join Team Chasing Google Lunar X Prize
From AL.com on November 19, 2010
HCT Students to Join Rocket City Space Pioneers in Quest for Google X Prize
From Huntsville Newswire on November 19, 2010
Rocket City Space Pioneers Team Leader Tim Pickens Featured in Make Magazine and Recipient of “Joe Genius” Award
From Google Lunar X PRIZE on November 11, 2010
Tim Pickens Talking Privately Funded Space Flight at TEDx Huntsville
From Burhop Posterous on November 07, 2010
Rocket City Space Pioneers Open New Facility, Test New Lander Prototype
From HobbySpace.com on November 05, 2010
Dynetics, Company Leader of the Rocket City Space Pioneers, Announces Plans for New High-Tech Facility
From Google Lunar X PRIZE on November 05, 2010
Rocket City Space Pioneers Open New Facility, Test New Lander Prototype
From Portal to the Universe on November 05, 2010
NASA Award: Innovative Lunar Demonstration Data Broad Agency Announcement: Dynetics, Inc.
From Commercial Space Watch on November 04, 2010
NASA Award: Innovative Lunar Demonstration Data Broad Agency Announcement: Dynetics, Inc.
From Portal to the Universe on November 04, 2010
NASA Award: Innovative Lunar Demonstration Data Broad Agency Announcement: Dynetics, Inc.
From News on Feeds on November 04, 2010
NASA Award: Innovative Lunar Demonstration Data Broad Agency Announcement: Dynetics, Inc.
From Space REF on November 03, 2010
Rocket City Space Pioneers Representatives Participate in International Symposium on Personal and Commercial Spaceflight 2010
From Google Lunar X PRIZE on October 29, 2010
HobbySpace RLV Space & Transport News
From Portal to the Universe on October 28, 2010
Rocket City Space Pioneers Interview
From Portal to the Universe on October 28, 2010
Rocket City Space Pioneers Interview on the Fred Holland Radio Show
From Google Lunar X PRIZE on October 28, 2010
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes NASA Announcement of Commercial Lunar Robotic Data Buys & Boost for Google Lunar X PRIZE
From Commercial SpaceFlight Federation on October 26, 2010
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes NASA Announcement of Commercial Lunar Robotic Data Buys and Boost for Google Lunar X PRIZE
From Space REF on October 26, 2010
Huntsville Google Lunar X Prize Team Offers Competitors a Ride to the Moon
From Florida Space Report on October 23, 2010
Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup #34
From Luna C/I on October 23, 2010
Broadcast 1448 (Special Edition)
From The Space Show on October 22, 2010
Google's Impressive Satellite Portfolio
From Satellite Spotlight on October 22, 2010
Huntsville Google Lunar X Prize team offers competitors a ride to the moon
From Topix on October 22, 2010
Huntsville Google Lunar X Prize team offers competitors a ride to the moon
From AL.com on October 22, 2010
Highlights from day 1 of ISPCS
From New Space Journal on October 21, 2010
ISPCS Panel: Bigelow, Paragon, Sierra Nevada and Dynetics
From Parabolic Arc on October 20, 2010
Google Lunar X Prize Competition
From WAAY TV on October 20, 2010
ISPCS Panel: Bigelow, Paragon, Sierra Nevada and Dynetics
From Portal to the Universe on October 20, 2010
NASA Deals Give Dynetics Team a Boost in Race to the Moon
From Florida Space Report on October 17, 2010
Briefs: Bolden Update; Lunar Tech Data Purchase
From Portal to the Universe on October 16, 2010
NASA Embraces Commercial Lunar Explorers and Becomes Customer of Google Lunar X PRIZE Competitors
From Space REF on October 16, 2010
Dynetics Wins NASA Robotic Technology contract
From Huntsville Newswire on October 16, 2010
NASA Deals Gives Dynetics Team a Boost in Race to the Moon
From Alabama Notes on October 16, 2010
NASA Deals Gives Dynetics Team a Boost in Race to the Moon
From AL.com on October 16, 2010
Rocket City Space Pioneers on an " Amazing Journey"
From HobbySpace on October 15, 2010
Video: Tim Pickens and the Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Parabolic Arc on October 15, 2010
Video: Tim Pickens and the Rocket City Space Pioneers
From Portal to the Universe on October 15, 2010
NASA Announces Grants in Lunar Demo Data Purchase Program
From Portal to the Universe on October 15, 2010
NASA Embraces Commercial Lunar Explorers and Becomes Customer of Google Lunar X PRIZE Competitors
From newsystocks.com on October 15, 2010
Rocket City Space Pioneers at GLXP Summit
From HobbySpace.com on October 14, 2010
Google Launches Lunar X Race for the Moon
From ALLVOICES on October 07, 2010
Moon Rocketeers Take One Small Step, the Isle of Man
From University Education on October 05, 2010
Moon Rocketeers Take One Small Step, the Isle of Man
From Zimbio on October 05, 2010
Google Lunar X Prize Summit Takes Place on the Isle of Man
From Softpedia on October 05, 2010
Moon Rocketeers Take One Small Step, on Isle of Man
From Space.com on October 04, 2010
Isle of Man Summit: Rocket City Space Pioneers Presentation VIDEO
From Google Lunar X PRIZE on October 04, 2010
Google Launches Lunar X Race for the Moon
From ALLVOICES on October 03, 2010
THE BIG I: Touch Technology & Moon Race
From CNN Newsroom Blogs on September 13, 2010
Rocket City Pioneers Enter $30 Million Google Lunar X Prize Competition
From WHNT on September 08, 2010
Huntsville Team Will Race Others to Land New Rover on the Moon
From The Huntsville Times on September 08, 2010
Huntsville Team Competes for Lunar Walk
From WNCF TV on September 08, 2010
Google X Prize Team in Huntsville
From Fox 54 on September 08, 2010
Rocket City Pioneers Enter $30 Million Google Lunar X Prize Competition
From WHNT News on September 08, 2010
Huntsville Team Will Race Others to Land New Rover on the Moon
From AL.com on September 08, 2010
Tim Pickens Leads Powerhouse Group into the Google Lunar X Prize
From Parabolic Arc on September 07, 2010
Google Lunar X Prize Competition
From WAAY-TV on September 07, 2010
Local Company Enters Google Contest for Unmanned Space Flight
From WAFF 48 on September 07, 2010
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