AstroBebop » Google Lunar X Prize http://www.astrobebop.com/blog Videos on space exploration, space tourism, robotics, astronomy, astrophotography, and aeronautics. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:50:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Barcelona Moon team enters Lunar X PRIZE http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/barcelona-moon-team-enters-lunar-x-prize/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/barcelona-moon-team-enters-lunar-x-prize/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 16:13:56 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=543 Barcelona Moon, a new Spanish team led by entrepreneur Xavier Claramunt, has officially announced its entry into the ongoing $US30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE. To win the Grand Prize, a team must soft land a privately-funded spacecraft on the moon, send a rover at least 500 meters out onto the moon’s surface, and transmit a specific set of video, images and data back to Earth. The as-yet-unnamed Spanish rover, appropriately enough, looks rather like a sombrero….

Source: Gizmag – Barcelona Moon Team

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For more info visit http://www.odysseymoon.com

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Featuring work by teams:
Astrobotic
Team Italia
Frednet
ARCA
Omega Envoy
SYNERGY MOON
SELENE

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A lunar robot contest
Inspire the public to explore the space

Xing Kong Team
A team from China

Not dream of the future, We are in action!

Xingkongteam Home
http://www.xingkongteam.com

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