OPTECH PARTNERS WITH GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE TEAM

12 December 2007, 6:22pm

Toronto, Canada – Optech Incorporated, a provider of advanced lidar survey instruments,
announced that it has become a corporate partner with Odyssey Moon Limited, the first official team of the $30M Google Lunar X PRIZE competition.

Odyssey Moon made its first public debut on December 6th at the Space Investment Summit in
San Jose, California, unveiling its plans to make history with the first private robotic mission to the surface of the Moon in pursuit of the Google Lunar X PRIZE. The inaugural Odyssey Moon mission will involve an unique small robotic lander designed to deliver scientific, exploration and commercial payloads to the surface of the Moon. Odyssey Moon is a private commercial lunar enterprise headquartered in the Isle of Man with long term plans for commercial lunar development.

Optech Incorporated is a privately owned Canadian high technology company that leads
worldwide markets in advanced laser-based imaging and survey systems. Optech’s lidar (laser radar) technology was the first of its kind in orbit and is currently on the way to Mars aboard the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander. Lidar based technologies for safe landing and rover navigation are expected to play an essential role in robotic and human lunar missions.

www.optech.ca

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