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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. WILDCAT IS ON TEH WINDOWS VISTA!!!`1 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


  2. Re:Here's a Solution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No aerodynamic or air-breathing methods of hovering, propulsion, or landing are permitted except in the case of abort.

    WHEW! scared me for a sec, 'cause my girlfriend totally used an air-breathing method of hovering when she got her abortion... Glad they put that exception in there.