XPrize

Theres a lot of money up for grabs if you can land (softly) on the moon

Posted in Science on 16th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

Googles Lunar XPrize just announced new prizes.

Florida startup boldly sets sights on moon

Posted in Science on 31st Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

Moon Express is setting its sights high: ambitiously shooting to become the first private company to launch a small, unmanned craft to the moon before the year's out.

Moon as unprospected eighth continent that will produce trillionaires

Posted in Science on 13th May, 2017
by Alex Muller

Moon Express is one of only two teams in the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition with a verified launch contract for its 2017 lunar mission.

Five in final stretch of Moon race

Posted in Science on 25th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

To stand a chance of winning the $20m top purse, however, the teams will need to leave Earth by 31 December.

Private plan to send Moon rover to Apollo 17 site

Posted in Science on 1st Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

A German team wants to land a pair of rovers on the lunar surface to inspect the buggy left behind in 1972 on the last crewed mission to the Moon.