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- Sponsored by GoogleUSA Today: Google Bankrolls $30M Moon Contest (September 13, 2007)
- Announced September of 2007USA Today: Google Bankrolls $30M Moon Contest (September 13, 2007)
- Teams must be at least 90% privately fundedOfficial Site: About the Google Lunar X PRIZE
- Deadline to register: December 31, 2010Official Site: About the Google Lunar X PRIZE
- First team to land on the moon, prior to December 31, 2012, travel 500 meters and send images back will win the $20 million prizeOfficial Site: Rules &Guidelines
- If the mission is not completed by 2012, the race continues, but the prize is reduced to $15 millionOfficial Site: Rules &Guidelines
- Second team to complete the mission wins $5 million
- Additional $5 million in bonus prizes for additional tasks on the moonOfficial Site: Rules &Guidelines
- Contest ends December 31, 2014Official Site: Rules &Guidelines
- 12 active teams as of August 2008, plus two who have withdrawnOfficial Site: Meet the Teams
- First registered team unveiled its plans in December of 2007X PRIZE Foundation: History Making Moon Mission Unveiled
- Last successful manned mission to the moon: Apollo 17, December 14, 1972The Apollo Program: Apollo 17
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In September of 2007, Google announced it will sponsor an X Prize Foundation contest to award $20 million to the first non-governmental organization that lands a robot explorer on the moon by the year 2012. Second place and bonus prizes of $5 million each will be awarded as well, extending the competition into 2014.Official Site: Rules &Guidelines
Quotes
"Future generations will view the Google Lunar X PRIZE as the turning point of the 21st century, when humanity realized the Moon's critical role for prosperity and survival in space and on Earth."—Dr. Robert Richards, founder of the International Space UniversityX PRIZE Foundation: History Making Moon Mission Unveiled"The competition created by this landmark prize could cut the cost of lunar exploration by an order of magnitude. The Google Lunar X Prize will pick up where Apollo 17 left off 35 years ago. This is moon 2.0, with private industry reopening the high frontier and kick-starting the future of lunar exploration."—James CameronOfficial Site: World of Support
"NASA believes that prizes such as this have the potential to fuel the next great leap in commercial space flight... On behalf of NASA, we wish the competitors the best of luck and will be eagerly monitoring the competition's progress!"—Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, NASA ChairmanOfficial Site: World of Support
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Google Lunar X Prize Questions
How popular is the Lunar X Prize race to the moon? 1 Answerhttp://fikriadnan.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/luna-x-prize-google-moon.jpg The Google Lunar X PRIZE is really popular! It is a $30 million competition intended ... read more
Should we give $20M loans to each of the top 50 companies in the X Prize instead of a billion to GM? 11 AnswersYes, great idea! The Automotive X-Prize, the foundation of which will award $10 million from Progressive Insurance to the winner of its competition to design a ... read more
In Mac OS X Leopard there is a Library Folder in there I have a Logs Folder. What is the Googles Logs folder for? 1 AnswerThis is where application output information about the running of the application, or information for when an application crashes. You should be able to dele... read more
if x does not equal 0, is x^20 6 AnswersOk I'm gonna have to go against the grain and say NO. @rickg had it right that if it is a real number, then x^2 > 0. However your question doesn't specify that ... read more
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Twitter Google Lunar X PRIZE RTTeamFREDNET Tomorrow http://bit.ly/5NOWxn
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Google Lunar X PRIZE team inverview – LunaTrex. See video on http://mooveon.net/article_9125049309494
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@arcaspace! :D RT: @arcaspace: Which team do you think will win the Google Lunar X PRIZE?A poll on the GLXP website: http://bit.ly/5QySxx
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Which team do you think will win the Google Lunar X PRIZE? A poll on the GLXP website (on down and left of the page) http://bit.ly/092wfy4
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Which team do you think will win the Google Lunar X PRIZE? A poll on the GLXP website (on down and left of the... http://bit.ly/08EWTDK
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