Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup #5 December 27, 2009
Posted by Nick Azer in : Google Lunar X Prize, Google Lunar X Prize Roundup , trackbackHope you all had a merry GLXP-mas—it’s time for some extra presents as we get caught up on a surprisingly active week around the Google Lunar X PRIZE :)
- A new team, Part-Time Scientists out of Germany, has become active—check out their busy Twitter feed and their official site!
- Bloomberg News posted a 30-minute video feature on the “X PRIZE effect” on innovation!
- Team Omega Envoy announced a new sponsor(PDF)—3D CAD company Solidworks!
- Paragon‘s “Lunar Oasis” payload to be delivered by Odyssey Moon got some video coverage from Space.com!
- Team SELENE posted a video on the proof-of-concept for their proposed space microscope.
- Team Frednet posted a video of a freezer test of the batteries their HTC Magic phone they did in place of a balloon launch.
- Team ARCA is taking submissions for art from kids 3-10 years old to be transported to the Moon on a blu-ray disc!
- Team Selenokhod was interviewed by EVA as part of her series of NewSpace interviews!
Phew—busy week for the holidays! Shows just how much the Lunar X PRIZE is ramping up—and it’s just getting started :) Check back next week for the first Roundup of the private space decade…
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