simon on 22 September 2007

$30 Million Moon mission “powered by Google”

Google the worlds largest search engine is going big really BIG with the launch of what is probably the most exciting competition on earth. The competition is open to all, with no exceptions, so lets hope a South African team enters.

“First prize is $20m for the group that can land a lunar rover - an unmanned robotic probe - on the moon, take it on a 500m trek and broadcast video back to Earth by December 31 2012.” News24
Lets see who gets there first. Visit xprize.org for more info.

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