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Consortium Update

34 ELO2 members named finalists at Australian Space...

Moon mining rover unveiled, set to help extract oxygen...

ABC News Australia

A rover prototype designed to collect oxygen and metals from the moon has been unveiled in Adelaide as part of the Australian Rover Challenge.

Australia's ELO2 Consortium unveils first rover proto...

Business News Australia

The first glimpse of the rover prototype showcases the unique technology and design elements built into this specialised rover.

The ELO2 Big Dipper Challenge

Consortium Update

The consortium behind Australia’s first lunar rover is inviting space enthusiasts to design a system to collect soil from the Moon and deposit it at a NASA run facility.

What should we name the new Moon rover?

Cosmos Magazine

Opportunity. Perseverance. Curiosity. Ingenuity. NASA has nailed the art of giving its robotic explorers personality. Now, Australia’s space agency wants your help…

InnovationAus

Rover builders revealed as NASA leaders charm…

High ranking officials from America’s space program have called for deeper ties with Australia, including Australian astronauts flying on United States’ missions, during a…

Australian Government

Space industry partners chosen for Au…

Two consortiums of local space businesses and researchers will design rovers for Australia’s first mission to the Moon in partnership with NASA.

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Looking for a fun activity to inspire learning in the new school year? The Little Dipper Challenge is a stellar initiative tailored for our youngest space enthusiasts, ages 5-12, providing them with an out-of-this-world experience. If you know a budd
Congratulations to the @ELO2 Big Dipper Challenge Honourable Mentions: Andrew Willis, Gunggandji Aerospace, and Surya Sureshkumar! ⁠ ⁠ Andy’s Lunar Rover design, by Andrew Wills, presented a creative integration of an Archimedes screw with clea
Congratulations to the @ELO2 Big Dipper Challenge 3rd Place Winners: Central Rotating Drum, ELRAS, QRAS, and Venna! ⁠Winning designs were judged on creativity, functionality, durability, scalability, and evidence of design optimisation. ⁠ ⁠ The Centr
Congratulations to the @ELO2.au Big Dipper Challenge 2nd Place Winners: ARC, BLEW, and Super Dooper Lunar Scooper! Winning designs were judged on creativity, functionality, durability, scalability, and evidence of design optimisation. ⁠ ⁠ The Super D
Phase 2 of the @ELO2.au Big Dipper Challenge is now live!⁠ ⁠ Phase 2 gives you the opportunity to synthesise insights, gained from the Phase 1 winning designs, to create a set of tangible design recommendations to inform future lunar rover designs.⁠
@ELO2.au is proud to announce our Premier Sponsorship of the Australian Rover Challenge hosted by ELO2 Consortium partner, @UniOfAdelaide. ⁠ ⁠ The Australian Rover Challenge is an annual robotics competition where university students from across Aust
Congratulations to one of three @ELO2.au Big Dipper Challenge 1st Place Winners – ROMEO! ⁠ ⁠ Winning designs were judged on creativity, functionality, durability, scalability, and evidence of design optimisation. The Regolith Oxygen Magnetic Ex
Congratulations to one of three @elo2.au Big Dipper Challenge 1st Place Winners – KANGA! ⁠ ⁠ Winning designs were judged on creativity, functionality, durability, scalability, and evidence of design optimisation. The Kompact Articulation with N
Congratulations to one of three @ELO2.au Big Dipper Challenge 1st Place Winners – BICEP! ⁠ ⁠ Winning designs were judged on creativity, functionality, durability, scalability, and evidence of design optimisation. The Biomechanically Inspired Co

The consortium congratulates 34 member representatives named as finalists across 18 categories in the AusSpace24 Australian Space Awards.