X Prize Foundation Announces Lunar Lander Competitors

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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Re:Not on the Moon....

[Frosty Piss]

WHat's silly about this kind of "competition" is that you and I and everyone out there can offer a 100 million bucks to someone who can put a lander on the moon. Why? It's not going to happen. This sort of thing does not come out of garages or even small warehouses.