you could win $30 million from google
Posted: September 13, 2007
that is if you can land a private space rover on the moon and beam back a gigabyte of images and video to earth. i think i am going to take apart my dad lawnmower and give it a go.
dad: omfg! what are you doing to my lawnmower!
me: i mean we are talking $30 million pops.
story highlights
- google offers $30 million for the first commercial lunar rover
- rover must safely land on the moon and beam back images and video to earth
- google partnered with the x prize foundation for the moon challenge
- ansari x prize contest led to the first manned private spaceflight in 2004
what are they going to probe next i wonder?
probe me google… probe me.
30 million is pocket change for those guys.
From GM on September 14th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
I can’t even imagine what it would cost to get the rover up there. Makes me wonder if the $30 million will just be a wash.
From Anne on September 14th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
I can’t imagine that a company could do it for less than $30 million. The “prize” would up being a shitty stipend.
From Justin Kistner on September 14th, 2007 at 6:09 pm