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Recent Posts & Press

Puma’s Propellant
Puma Passes Its First Structural Test
AccuWeather takes interest!
Colleges and Universities Lobby Congress for Continued Financial Support of NASA
Michael Paul Announced as Honorary Grand Marshal
TEDxPSU meets Lunar Lion
Lunar Lion Featured at Space Carnival
Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson Sends Lunar Lion Support Letter to Colleagues

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PSU Students

Nittany Lions! Join the Penn State Lunar Lion mission and become a part of world history! No matter what your academic discipline, we welcome your support and enthusiasm as together, we help make Penn State the first university to lead a mission to land a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. Whether you’re studying […]

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PSU Faculty

Distinguished PSU Faculty. If you’ve found this page on our website, we hope it’s because you are considering joining, or supporting the Lunar Lion team. In 2015, Penn State will make history by becoming the very first university to put an unmanned spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. This is the kind of scientific […]

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PSU Alumni

Welcome, Penn State alumni, to the Lunar Lion mission! In 2015, Penn State is poised to completely revolutionize the field of private space exploration by being the first university-led group to land a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. Ambitious? Definitely. Doable? Yes, but only with your support. [...]

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Partners

Like all great achievements in the history of humanity, ours will be accomplished because we stand on the shoulders of giants, and in the company of giants. We are looking to the very best and brightest stars in the firmament of space exploration not as competitors, but as partners, and we intend to accomplish great […]

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Future Lions

Prospective Penn State students, we warmly welcome you to join our academic community and become a part of space exploration history as we become the very first university-led team to go to the Moon! Our Lunar Lion team is comprised of current Penn State students, top-notch scientists and engineers, and our very own talented faculty. […]

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Other Students

The Lunar Lion mission is not limited to Penn State! We welcome ALL students, worldwide, to join us in making history. The Lunar Lions are sending a spacecraft to the MOON, on behalf of ALL students, everywhere. We are going to prove that space is within YOUR grasp. It’s not something that you have to wait years or a whole lifetime [...]

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Other Teachers

Greetings teachers, and welcome to the home of Penn State’s Lunar Lion mission! We invite you to share the story of our mission, the first ever university-led attempt to land a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. We believe that this work, a collaboration between current students, teachers, and experienced scientists and engineers, is […]

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Lunar Lion 2 days ago

Ground Control to Major Puma! Software and excitement developing. #GNC pic.twitter.com/UkaMgk1pzV

Lunar Lion 4 days ago

Big spacewalk today: ift.tt/1rbUjJo

Lunar Lion 5 days ago

If you haven't already, pick up your Lunar Lion tees at Rapid Transit Motor Sports on S Allen Street! Rep the pride! pic.twitter.com/2XT6nkz1Wl

Lunar Lion 7 days ago

Tell us: what're you guys most excited about in space?

Lunar Lion 1 week ago

Puma passes its first structural test and it certainly has some strong arms! lunarlion.psu.edu/puma-passes-it…

Lunar Lion 2 weeks ago

Today, we say goodbye to Steidle Lab, our original home and a space for great exploratory achievements! pic.twitter.com/Kjq5FNu248

Lunar Lion 2 weeks ago

Where else to go but up? @penn_state #ToTheMoon

Lunar Lion 2 weeks ago

Vlog #25 (wow!) is up! In this episode, students prepare #MissionHQ for the grand opening and President Barron: lunarlion.psu.edu/video-view/lun…

Lunar Lion 2 weeks ago

Share with us your favorite @PSUHOMECOMING memory!

Lunar Lion 3 weeks ago

This is what Homecoming was like from our POV! youtu.be/8JEYYFmQ5hg?a

Lunar Lion 3 weeks ago

Well done team leader and @PSUHOMECOMING Parade Honorary Grand Marshal @MV_Paul Welcome back @PennStateAlums pic.twitter.com/7Ejdmh1tLB

Lunar Lion 3 weeks ago

Here we come! Happy Homecoming! @PSUHOMECOMING @ApolloFTK #FTG2014 pic.twitter.com/TIsuK3LSOE

Lunar Lion 3 weeks ago

2 hours until the parade! Get pumped!! See you there!

Lunar Lion 3 weeks ago

Let's go State!! vine.co/v/OZOliQDpLKP

Lunar Lion 3 weeks ago

Lunar Lions with the Almighty Nittany Lion! Let's get you to the moon! #FTG2014 @PSUHOMECOMING pic.twitter.com/tOlIwke0Vr

Lunar Lion 3 weeks ago

Come join us at the Hintz Alumni Center for the @PSUHOMECOMING Ice Cream social today from 1-4! #FTG2014 pic.twitter.com/BzWEVv5Sqs

Lunar Lion 3 weeks ago

#SneakPeek (Parade Day!) @ApolloFTK pic.twitter.com/IaW73JtrhA

Lunar Lion 3 weeks ago

It's parade day! The float is almost finished!@ApolloFTK #SneakPeek pic.twitter.com/0TIDPNMRvX

Lunar Lion 4 weeks ago

$74 million for a mars orbiter from India, $60 million for a lunar lander from @penn_state #WeAre #WeCan pic.twitter.com/cGLosizmNv

Lunar Lion 4 weeks ago

India places craft into Mars orbit for $74 million nyti.ms/ZLO2yi

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