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X Prize Foundation Announces Lunar Lander Competitors

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the rooting-for-the-underdogs dept.

Raver32 writes to tell us the X Prize Foundation has announced eight of the nine groups planning to compete in this year's Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. "The ninth team requested to remain confidential, lending an air of controversy to the announcement. Space bloggers have surmised the ninth team is Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, but sources told SPACE.com that information was wrong. Their confidentiality period ends 60 days before the start of the competition at which time the X Prize Foundation will announce the team's name."

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  1. Where the FUCK is iLife '07??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Argh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The ninth team requested to remain confidential, lending an air of controversy to the announcement. Space bloggers have surmised the ninth team is Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, but sources told SPACE.com that information was wrong.

    If I were on the ninth team I'd be bitching to somebody at NASA right now. If anybody was speculating as to my involvement and asked NASA, then they'd get a "we can't disclose that" instead of the "no it's not them", hence disclosing my involvement. Denying untrue speculation gives away information. Why do you think reporters asking about classified information always get "we can neither confirm nor deny" replies, even about obviously stupidly wrong stuff?

  3. u NOOBS better QUIT down RANKING my COMMENTS by R00BYtheN00BY · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    u fukken n00bs better quit downranking my comments becuz ur gay