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First 10 Teams in $30M Google Lunar X Prize Announced

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the go-for-the-green dept.

coondoggie writes to mention that the first ten teams racing for the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize have been announced. The competitors will try to be the first team to land a privately funded robotic spacecraft on the moon capable of traveling at least 1,600 feet and returning video, images, and data. The teams include Romanian-based ARCA, Italy-based Team Italia, and several different teams from around the US, many of which competed in the Ansari X Prize.

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  1. Oh no! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Romulans are competing!

  2. Sadly, Team Rocket is not among them by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Google's Sergei Brin was heard to scream "PIKACHU! I CHOOSE YOU!" shortly after the announcement.

  3. I'm disappointed that there's no UK team by Finallyjoined!!! · · Score: 2, Funny

    Come on lads!

    You don't need a parachute to land on the moon, don't let the failure of that Mars thingy stop you :-)

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    1. Re:I'm disappointed that there's no UK team by ozbird · · Score: 2, Funny

      The UK team are too busy doing Top Gear stunts.

  4. They're just doing it by Trigun · · Score: 5, Funny

    to see if the U.S. really did land on the moon.

  5. Re:Much better challenge by CrispBH · · Score: 3, Funny

    I fear, however, that $30m isn't nearly enough to cover the budget for a lunar mission, even if someone does end up winning the prize. If they got the same guys in who designed the 2012 Olympic logo, I'd say this fully buzzword compliant poster probably cost that much alone. Moon 2.0; Cheese Edition?
  6. Re:Much better challenge by johnsonav · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't know, 30 million will buy a lot of 2-liter soda bottles and one hell of an air compressor. I better go call that Canadian guy.

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