Moon Express

Moon Express is a privately financed commercial space company focused on lunar exploration and resource utilization. Founded in 2010 by Dr. Bob Richards, Naveen Jain, and Dr. Barney Pell, the company seeks to make the Moon's resources accessible to humanity and to foster new commercial activities beyond Earth orbit. Moon Express develops innovative and scalable robotic spacecraft aimed at reducing the costs associated with commercial space missions. The company has established partnerships with NASA, both as a collaborator and a customer, including contracts for lunar cargo delivery and participation in the Lunar CATALYST program. Headquartered at the NASA Ames Research Park in Mountain View, California, Moon Express also operates facilities in Huntsville, Alberta, and at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral in Florida. Through its advancements in space technology, Moon Express aims to redefine possibilities for exploration and resource harvesting in the solar system.