Orbital Mining Corporation

Check out the Denver Gazette's latest article about Orbital Mining Corporation, where our CEO talks a little more about future plans for the company! https://lnkd.in/e_GTNwF2

We're thrilled to announce that Orbital Mining Corporation placed second in #NASA's Centennial Challenge, Watts on the Moon! Orbital Mining's high efficiency, high voltage transmission and storage system provided continuous power for the full 48-hour test in cryogenic cold vacuum at the NASA Glenn Research Center, netting a prize of $500,000. We're excited for the next chapter of commercialization of our proven power solutions for the electric aviation, space, and Lunar markets. Thank you to our partners in innovation, Colorado School of Mines and European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC)! Read more about the challenge and OMC's solution: https://lnkd.in/gmYNBD2x #tothemoon NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Our system operated for 50 hours in cold vacuum at the Colorado School of Mines, and we'll do it again at NASA Glenn! After last week's hand-delivery road trip from Denver to Cleveland and back, we're looking forward to the final competition test, scheduled for August 19-23 at #NASA Glenn Research Center. #tothemoon -- Orbital Mining Corporation is one of 4 finalist teams remaining in NASA's Centennial Challenge, Watts on the Moon. After awarding each finalist team $600,000 in different stages, this final competition test could result in $1.5M in total prizes. Each team is expected to provide power for 50 hours in a cryogenically (-200C) cold vacuum, simulating the worst case conditions on the #Moon.

Does the UN need to form a parliament to regulate space mining? See OMC's opinion piece in SpaceNews: https://lnkd.in/e7BnABUb

Our team shared insights on the burgeoning cislunar economy with a Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy study group, particularly how cislunar space is shaping to be a competitive field with commercial and state actors all in play.

The OMC team had a great time in #Luxembourg for #SpaceResourcesWeek2024. It was great to pitch our #Lunar Power Grid and #Mines startup in front of an international crowd. Thank you European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) for the invitation! Mark Christian Tolton Kenneth Liang Colorado School of Mines Mines McNeil Center #space #tothemoon

Thrilled to announce that the Front Range Team brought home the win at the #NASA #Entrepreneur competition! Represented by Kenneth Liang (Orbital Mining Corp) & Dr. Xu Wang (Space Dust Research & Technologies & CU Boulder LASP), the #Colorado-based team proposed a simple demonstration payload to solve some glaring problems. The focal point of our solution: Lunar Dust, a critically unsolved problem. The dust is sharp as knives and sticks to everything, leading to very quick catastrophic failures of electrical equipment, space suits, and mechanical joints. On top of that, there’s extreme cold, radiation, and vacuum conditions. Our solution, Lunar Anti-Dust Microgrid, can clean off the dust and prove the survivability of our power grid on the Moon in a 6U <10kg payload. We'll be improving and testing prototypes of our core components in the next year, so stay tuned for more demonstrations of this cutting-edge tech! And finally, heartfelt thanks to our sponsors, vendors, partners, advisors, and facilities for their collaborative efforts in bringing this achievement to fruition! Solestial, Luke Gordon, Colorado School of Mines Center for Space Resources, Christopher Dreyer, Innovate with Mines: McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation's Innov8x program, Sid Saleh, Zack Bennett, University of Colorado Boulder, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC), PSC Group: Joshua Gogolski