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No Winner In NASA's Moon-Dirt Digging Competition

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the not-even-close-and-still-no-cigar dept.

Engadget is reporting that NASA's recent moon-dirt digging competition has concluded without a winner being named. "The excavator built by Technology Ranch was able to notch first place by relocating just over 143-pounds in 30 minutes, but fell quite short on picking up any award monies. So for those of you who weren't exactly ready to go mano-a-mano with these guys and gals this time around, next year you've all got $750,000 on the line."

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  1. Re:I figure... by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 0, Troll

    Saves you lots of money in R&D and I guarantee you can fit 40 of them in one capsule.


    The problem isn't fitting 40 in 1 capsule, but fitting 40 in 1 capsule, plus all the 40 oz. Colt 45s and/or Mickey's. Additionally, you have to figure in the expensive of removing the gang tags once they get there.

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