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Draft Rules for X Prize Lunar Lander Challenge

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the little-tougher-this-time dept.

IZ Reloaded writes "X Prize Foundation is asking the public to comment on the draft rules set for its lunar lander challenge. From Space.com: According to draft rules for the lunar lander contest, competitors will be challenged to build a vehicle capable of launching vertically, travel a distance of 328 to 656 feet (100 to 200 meters) horizontally, and then land at a designated site. A return trip would then occur between 5 minutes and 30 minutes later...Comments are sought by March 1 with initial sign-ups slated for May 15, according to draft rules, though Murphy added that the comment period could be extended to 30 days."

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  1. Mythbusters by iCharles · · Score: 3, Funny

    Somehow, I think the Mythbusters will crank out an entry with the stuff around the shop...

  2. Does this count? by FrontalLobe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Practice/simulations here

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  3. Here's a Solution by sbowles · · Score: 4, Funny

    By the summary, it sounds like a Helicopter could win this.

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  4. If someone can work on the ship design... by sootman · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...I've got the software end covered.

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  5. figures by SgtXaos · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Comments are sought by March 1 with initial sign-ups slated for May 15, according to draft rules, though Murphy added that the comment period could be extended to 30 days."

    Murphy always makes things take longer than you planned...

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  6. Very cool, but.... by smaerd · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...these rules make me think of one thing: NASCAR.

    Now all we need is guys driving 4x4s with gun racks, Confederate Flags, Calvin pissing on a [automotive brand] logo, and an X-Prize stencil on or around the back window.

    (seriously, the I think the X-Prize is an incredibly awesome thing... this idea just made me chuckle.)

    1. Re:Very cool, but.... by Tackhead · · Score: 2, Funny
      > Now all we need is guys driving 4x4s with gun racks, Confederate Flags, Calvin pissing on a [automotive brand] logo, and an X-Prize stencil on or around the back window.

      Close, no cigar. Back on Earth, would break out the Photoshop, make cut-paste thing.

      - Lunar buggy.
      - Way too much air in right-hand-side tires.
      - Mass driver.
      - "Free Luna!" flag.
      - Cartoon Burt Rutan pissing on a NASA logo.
      - Drive clockwise around crater rim.

      > (seriously, the I think the X-Prize is an incredibly awesome thing... this idea just made me chuckle.)

      Mycroft wonders if chuckle is funny-once or funny-all-the-time. Crazy thing. (Luna ain't only harsh mistress around here. Should see Moondot moderators someday.)

  7. Rope and missile. by xanderwilson · · Score: 3, Funny

    So you attach a rope to a missile, fire the missile at the moon, and then pull it back when you're done. What's the problem here?

    1. Re:Rope and missile. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      C'mon - use your head dude. Do you want to be the guy who's pulling on the rope that brings down a missle from how many thousands of Kilometers in the sky? you'll be crushed ... you're just not thinking.

  8. Re:My Comment: by bobcat7677 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I for one look forward to mining the moon for all it's available natural resources. I'm sure there has to be some useful minerals in it's composition and if there is ice on it, that will be helpful to keep my drink cold.