Google Moonshot

http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/

This is truly the golden age of liberalism.

I fear for the privacy of anyone living on the moon.

wont the lunar landing itself take more than 30 million?

y the moon because it look internting

that's all i could come up with as a reason for going to the moon

Another: to set up the www.google.moon server, of course.

Anyway I won't be happy until there's a big C and H and and a half-finished A on the moon.

how much do probe droids cost nowadays, anyway?

ONE GOOGLE DOLLARS

✧✧✧@K✧✧.E✧✧ needs to go to the moon and report.

Cripes. TIM @ KFC. EDU, I sez

I'm glad this announcement comes on the 8th anniversary of the moon being blasted out of Earth orbit.

Japan just sent a lunar orbiter up today:

http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-09-14-voa7.cfm

"wont the lunar landing itself take more than 30 million?"

they say "Teams are willing to spend more than the prize value, as they get to keep their intellectual property * and capitalize on it" ; it would be nice if this intellectual property would be "commonized" to finance social programs for those who needs it the most but yes. To make this happen I guess worker assemblies could be be formed to participate and get there cheaper and faster than the competition.


*=
"• transmit clean and carbon-free energy to the surface of the Earth around the clock using solar power collectors made from lunar material.
• Obtain propellants and other supplies for human and robotic missions throughout the solar system and beyond.
• Gain a deeper understanding of our solar system, galaxy and universe.
• Create new technologies for use on the Moon that provide practical benefits here on Earth."

Why does this thread-title remind me of a band-name?