Astrobotic Technology and its collaborators at Carnegie Mellon University are creating a series of Moon missions that open participation to the world in many innovative ways. President David Gump was invited to present a summary of these initiatives to a NASA-Battelle workshop April 13-15 in Columbus, OH.

"Participatory Exploration" is a newly emphasized focus for NASA, and the workshop gathered experts from the space agency, industry and academia, as well as a flock of exceptional high-school students from area schools.

The slide below is from the Astrobotic presentation, which can be downloaded from the Astrobotic web site www.astrobotictech.com.