Odyssey Moon has been formed to capitalize on commercial opportunities created by renewed interests in exploring the Moon. The Company is developing a commercial lunar robotic transportation service to meet the pent up and growing demand for low cost, frequent access to the Moon supporting science, exploration and commerce.
- Commercial delivery of private & government payloads to the Moon for science, exploration and commerce
- Operating analogous to a “FedEx to the Moon” model
- Airline approach to pricing; condominium like cost sharing
- A family of modular lunar landers based on proven technology and a Common Spacecraft Bus
- Low cost, reliable missions and scalable adaptation
Our Partners
- MDA
- NASA
- Near Earth LLC
- The Brand Union/WPP
- Aon ISB
- Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
- ManSat Limited
- Paragon
- Optech
Odyssey Moon's prime contractor, MDA (MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd), is an experienced company with substantial space heritage in priming end-to-end space missions, as well as in providing robotics on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station and more recently for satellite servicing and planetary exploration.
Odyssey Moon Ventures LLC, a related U.S.-based company responsible for all Odyssey Moon U.S. programs and commercial launch operations, established a partnership with NASA in 2008 for the development of a robotic lunar lander. The unique public-private partnership combines NASA expertise with Odyssey Moon’s innovative approaches to commercial space systems, resulting in new industrial capabilities for the company and benefits to the American space program.
Near Earth LLC is a leading specialized provider of investment banking and advisory services to companies and investors in the satellite, media and telecom sectors. The company provides a full range of private placement, corporate finance, and mergers & acquisition services to emerging as well as established companies in its sectors of specialization. Reflecting the extensive industry-focused track records of its team of professionals comprising more than 50 years and $30 billion in aggregate transactional experience at major Wall Street firms, the company maintains high-level relationships with the leading corporations and institutional investors in its field.
The Brand Union/WPP – a world leading brand design and communications group, which includes Caviar (specializing in premium, leading global innovative brands), Brouillard (global corporate brands) and BIG (global experiential branding).
Aon is the leading global space risk advisor and provider of space related insurance. The Aon ISB Insurance team combines individuals with market leading experience in space engineering, contract negotiation, finance, risk management and insurance. The company’s client list is a ‘Who's Who’ of the space industry, including eight of the world’s Top 20 Satellite Companies. Aon ISB has placed over $52 billion in insured values, collected over $1.5 billion of insurance proceeds since its founding in 1991 and today acts for some 35% to 40% of the world’s space insurance business. [isbworld.com]
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is one of the world's preeminent global law firms, providing a full range of financial and business legal services to many of the world’s leading financial, industrial and commercial enterprises, as well as governments, institutions and individuals. In recognition of its leadership in the telecommunications and space industries, Milbank has been awarded numerous awards from top industry publications, including being named “Law Firm of the Year” for three years running (2007, 2006 and 2005) by Satellite Finance magazine and ranked “the predominant law firm for telecom finance” by Chambers & Partners.
ManSat Limited is an Isle of Man Corporation that focuses on international telecommunications and spectrum issues, representing a revolutionary partnership of aerospace, banking, financial services, strategic consulting, and international legal interests that have come together to offer unique business services to the world’s commercial space marketplace.
Paragon Space Development Corporation is a Tucson-based company that joins the engineering disciplines of environmental control, life support, and thermal control to provide premier products and services for the world’s most challenging life support needs, such as human spaceflight and first responder personal protection.
Optech Incorporated is a privately-owned Canadian high technology company that dominates worldwide markets in advanced laser measurements systems, including laser radar (Lidar) based hazard avoidance and precision landing technologies that are expected to play an essential role in lunar missions. Optech’s proprietary Lidar technology was the first of its kind in orbit and was flown to Mars in 2007 aboard the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander.
