There are only 2 weeks until your submission deadline is here for the Vestal Lunar challenge! 

 

Also, at the Vestal Lunar Reddit  https://www.reddit.com/r/VestalLunar/ there are a number of news topics and inventor contributed content:

 

Surface excursions = dealing with the lunar dust!

 

Engineers test an idea for a new hovering rover (Crazy idea for a moon "helicopter" type rover ... with no blades of course).

 

Now that Starship is intended to have 9 engines I think the Vestal Lunar 3 engines for the lander makes even more sense. Check the thrust and drop maneuver proposed below. Can this work?

 

Spelunking on the moon: New study explores lunar pits and caves

 

Not Just Water, There Could be Frozen Carbon Dioxide on the Moon too - Universe Today (Perhaps a future source of Methane - in combo with H2 from water)

 

Great and detailed proposal for a lunar surface "tent" for lunar camping. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576515001125)

 

Japanese space agency to put Transformable Lunar Robot on the moon

 

Could We Live in Lava Tubes on the Moon? (Lava tubes could be a great destination for tourists)

 

Fission System to Power Exploration on the Moon's Surface and Beyond

 

Nissan tests all-wheel control system in JAXA lunar rover prototype

 

State of the Art Novel InFlow Tech Space Satellite and Habitat Power-Plant Generator - Self-Feed Unit; H2O=>HHO=>H2O=>HHO 4 Systems All in One Unit

 

NASA - Camping on the Moon Will Be One Far Out Experience