[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":102},["ShallowReactive",2],{"mgOftPtyBArqabn0PtTGGjuJapkbaAsz7MUB1mGlzLI":3,"article_penn-states-lunar-lion-the-first-ever-university-led-mission-to-the-moon_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":100,"_apollo:identified":101},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","penn-states-lunar-lion-the-first-ever-university-led-mission-to-the-moon","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":99},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":30,"content":31,"date":32,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":33,"masterings":46,"globalTags":50,"products":53,"disciplines":67,"seo":88,"__typename":98},"cG9zdDo2MjgxNg==","Penn State’s Lunar Lion – the first ever university-led mission to the Moon","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fpenn-states-lunar-lion-the-first-ever-university-led-mission-to-the-moon","\u003Cp>The launch date is set, the spacecraft design is  is complete, and at…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":29},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":25,"thumbnail":26,"srcSet":27,"sizes":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fpenn-state-lunar-lion-xprize-on-the-moon.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fpenn-state-lunar-lion-xprize-on-the-moon-768x528.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fpenn-state-lunar-lion-xprize-on-the-moon-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fpenn-state-lunar-lion-xprize-on-the-moon.jpg.webp 910w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fpenn-state-lunar-lion-xprize-on-the-moon-300x206.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fpenn-state-lunar-lion-xprize-on-the-moon-768x528.jpg.webp 768w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>The launch date is set, the spacecraft design is  is complete, and at the moment, it looks like the Penn State Lunar Lion team might just win the Google Lunar Prize by being the first non-government group ever to accomplish so technical a task.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FE73FNNwEzYE\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The next step in the race is to build and test the lander prototype. They are reaching out for crowd source funding.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fpenn-state-lunar-lion-solidworks-model-1-300x259-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62819\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Beyond classroom theory, this project is giving students a chance to do rocket science.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fpenn-state-lunar-lion-solidworks-model-2-300x162-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62820\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>More information about this project is available \u003Ca title=\"Rocket Hub\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockethub.com\u002F34210#description-tab\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thank you Randall Brock to share with us what your students are doing with SolidWorks. 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