Article: ANSYS Becomes Official of Astrobotic Technology's Tranquility Trek

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Manufacturing Close-Up
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November 13, 2009
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ANSYS, Inc., a company in simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, announced that it has become an official sponsor of Astrobotic Technology Inc.'s Tranquility Trek mission, which involves developing a rocket- launched robot as part of the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition.

As sponsor, ANSYS is providing its multiphysics engineering simulation software in the development of the robot, lander and payload adapter as the company races to become the first privately funded team to reach the Moon. Through the use of tools from ANSYS, Astrobotic Technology is simulating the effectiveness of machinery and materials performance under extreme ...

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