Google Announces New Milestones For Lunar XPRIZE!

The moon is just sitting there waiting for us to go back. There are countless opportunities for scientific research and discovery. Trace is here to talk to you about how Google's X PRIZE is now offering companies incentives to create low cost methods of robotic space exploration.

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Google Lunar XPRIZE Selects Five Teams to Compete for $6 Million in Milestone Prizes
"The Google Lunar XPRIZE announced today the five international teams selected as finalists for Milestone Prizes, with a total purse of $6 million to be awarded this year."

Astrobotic, a Lunar XPRIZE Competitor, Wants To Turn The Moon Into Earth's Next Continent
"The Pittsburgh-based company will send a lander to the moon next year, when it will also deliver customer cargo to space, lunar orbit and the moon's surface."

5 Private Moon-Race Teams Compete For Google Lunar X Prize
"Google is offering 'milestone' prizes to help teams overcome the financial hurdles associated with launching rovers to the moon."

Recognizing Giant Leaps: Google Lunar XPRIZE Establishes Milestone Prices (Op-Ed)
"Back in 2007, building upon the successes of the Ansari XPRIZE for suborbital space and the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, XPRIZE and Google launched the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, the largest incentivized competition to date."

Milestone Prizes
"XPRIZE and Google have incorporated Milestone Prizes into the Google Lunar XPRIZE in order to reward teams who achieve key milestones on their way to ready their subsystems for launch."

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[MAMAsby]

This is when you know Google has more money than they know what to do with

[navtium]

Finally! All those hours of playing KSP will pay off!

[Khevor]

So when do we get to hear about the Lunar lander made by you guys at DNews?

[KyleStratacusDrewry]

Helium baloons, model rockets, roomba, iphone, and lots of duct-tape.

[WeedleyDee]

Instead of saying Google has more money than they know what to do with, I feel that the owner has enough money to advance his own philosophy for the greater good of mankind.

[theJellyjoker]

You spent 10 bucks!
Here have a penny.
Um... thanks?

Reminds me of those coupons that promise 5% off your next purchace of $100 or more, still cool though.

[EDITHFIVE]

This is great of Google to do this, however I hope their ultimate goal is not for us Earthlings to see the word "Google" in mile long letters on the moon.

[grubbl]

Maybe open a graveyard on the moon?
If you can pay for it you can get one steel tupe with your ashes up there, maybe 3x7 cm engraved and drilled into the ground... We would have like 1x1 km reserved area.
Millionaires and Billionaires would line up for that shitt =P

[hunterm]

I think this is perfect, a company as massive and powerful as Google is the perfect candidate to be pushing space exploration and engineering. I hope to see more things like this in the future from Google as well as other companies

[intensitydigital]

Somethings telling me this will all end very badly.

[phalanxk]

A beer on the moon sounds interesting...

[GengoNoTabi]

I'm confused. Do they get their lunar lander on a Spacex rocket...or do they have to make a lift vehicle?

[grannysvids]

This should create a few new ideas. I would love to be part of a team that makes it there and completes the mission!

[TheyCallMeNewb]

Google is doing an excellent thing for humanity here.. I am going to pass this thing on in a big way.

[kaiezesi]

Hey DNews,
I know you guys work hard not your videos and stuff but I just wanted to ask if you could make some of your videos longer or you could do some kind of documentaries. Thanks

[xXGhostMuttXx]

i just want some to send a giant troll doll to put on the moon...just chillin aha sweet

[whitekryptonite]

when is that solar plant on the moon project coming??

[LegendaryGelder]

If Japan has the money, I am fairly certain that they will win

[Illinoishunter]

a thermometer on the moon so you could go on the internet and check the temperature on the moon would be cool

[Brom]

You didn’t mention Lunar Lion! The university going to the moon!