On the Moon, Google rewards!

Bonus 30 million, the rockets hit a fold, China space enthusiasts interested in participating on the Moon, Google rewards!

Http://www.thebeijingnews.com source: Beijing News release date: 2008-03-09

A Falcon 5 rocket, this is the United States space exploration technologies Corporation-this game provides the means of delivery.

Recently, the "Google Lunar X prize competition" announced the first group to determine the list of participating teams. This list is not seen on the shadow of Chinese athletes. However, this spectacular space exploration technology contest or let China's "space technical madman" feel passionately. They want to dance, the goal is for the organizers promised 30 million in prize money, there is a discount sale of rocket!

Three giants push people to the Moon

September 13, 2007, the X Prize Foundation and Google combined Announces Moon robot contest "Google Lunar X prize competition (GoogleLunar XPRIZE).

The no-man's landing on the match bonus up to $ 3000 in total. If a group can in 2012 by December 31, send a Lunar Rover to the Moon, and walk on the moon a distance of 500 meters, while the size of the image and 1GB TV signal back to the Earth, it will get the Moon X Prize, first prize winnings to $ 20 million, the second prize is a $ 5 million. But if the landing takes place in 2012 after December 31, 2014 before 31 December, 1st prize will drop to $ 15 million.

This project is described as a "charity".

Race organizers said this award "will trigger a new space revolution, and the moon be Earth's most important assets, and ultimately for the benefit of mankind. It will transform the people on the Moon, space and Earth's future. "

In fact, this relates to the Moon "charity" is shared by the three giants.

A giant is the X Prize Foundation (X PrizeFoundation).

Google Lunar X prize competition is establishing a foundation in 1995 after the launch of the third prize. In 2004, the legendary aircraft designers broutin (Burt Rutan) and Microsoft co-founder Allen (PaulAllen) leadership team built the world's first private spaceship "spaceship" No. 1, and navigation, and thus win $ 10 m Ansari X prize. In 2006, the X Prize Foundation has launched a study for genome "consuls X Award" (Archon XPrize), this prize is US $ 10 million in the contend, the winner team should prove to be able to reach 100 within 10 days of personal genome sequences.

Another giant everyone is familiar with, that is, every day we will touch on the network of company "Google".

Google created a new way, and the private sector work together for humanity are facing numerous problems solution. It has always been an X prize fund supporters. Google can also take advantage of its network resources for the competition participants do many things, such as the Moon shot video can make all of us — as long as he can access the Internet — have seen!

The three giants is the United States space exploration technologies (SpaceX).

The company is the preferred means of competition recommended provider. They will be a discount price for participation in the contest of the team "the Falcon 5-" launch vehicle.

China's "technical madman" bandwagon

To hear the Google Lunar X prize competition organized by the news that China's "technical madman" are encouraged in some aerospace enthusiasts network forums, users post launch competition team composed of "China", should have a lot.

The project's founders, Mr. HO, now that the contest is only for your own intentions, and now support people are unwilling to disclose the specific content and cannot describe all work plans and progress.

The competition programme of a positive response to Mr. Feng said, for this plan really achieve, then Chinese competitors certainly not just the "chipping away" on the network, but should simply make up a company, the company's operation. He said that their profession is engineer, now in Fuzhou, if treatment is right, willing to leave the current work, directly into the project.

If this team to the final composition, it will be the first to participate in this level private space race team.

In fact, most Chinese I never take the "space" and "private" that the two concepts. "China participating team" initiated people are aware of the difficulties they face. In this forum, they generally lists need to address the difficulties and problems.

At the Forum, the sponsor of the team put up the text: "lunar exploration program is not only scientific and technical personnel, all of us.

Whether you are a doctor, teacher, accounting, business, workers, farmers, civil servants. This huge project everything needs your help and support. The more people concerned, the greater the force action! more people participate, technical difficulties not attack not broken! let us make up the Chinese team, participation in the challenge! "

P > Mr. Feng said that most people are difficult to participate in the State of aerospace engineering project, even if some people have this ability as well as for national system of rigorous a daunting task. Private aerospace team is able to give them the chance of a thirst. But they experience in which may let "national team" to exceptional use. At the same time, private companies in the aerospace engineering on innovative forms of organization and ingenious technology may also be able to State in the aerospace industry with a lot of inspiration.

Finally say that coveted "a" rocket!, Mr. HO, if you must use others developed means of delivery, they are more inclined to use a "one off" the Falcon 5 rocket, but they also considered the use of the long March launch vehicle made in China.

However more members tend to own developed means of delivery, and think of it as the core of the project. Maybe one day we can see the Chinese folk science enthusiasts made Lunar rocket lift into space.

The first teams announced

Recently, Google Lunar X Prize announced the first group of approved participants list, although the programme itself is difficult to understand by ordinary people, but from their name you can know the enthusiasm of the participants.

Moon expedition (OdysseyMoon).

This is the first competed for the team, composed by the multinational force, robot known as "Moon" No. 1 (Moon1).

Cosmic robot (Astrobotic) team.

· By Carnegie Mellon University and the Thunder company such as composition, robot "attimis Lander" (ArtemisLander) and "Red Rover" (Red Rover).

Italy team (TeamItalia).

This team consists of several universities Italy joint. The team plans to AMALIA Rover landing on the Moon surface, Latin abbreviation AMALIA translated means: "using technology to Moon Italy machine.

Micro space company (Micro-Space).

This is a 31-year history of high technology products of United States companies, participated in the "Ansari X prize competition" and "NOK Ogden month for challenge", the entry of robot called "manned moon landing device" (TBD).

Southern California-goddess Group (SCSG), robot "Southern California spirit" (SSC).

Rosen is also in charge of the 1963 launches first geostationary communications satellite, the designers of the synchronization.

Fred network (FREDNET).

This is a multinational team of scientists to use large-scale software systems development solution to space exploration and research issues.

Romania aerospace Association (ARCA).

The Association has participated in the "Ansari X Prize" of the rivalry, the proposed "European lunar probe" entries.

Travel to the Moon (LunaTrex) from around the United States, companies and universities to team up, robot device called the "wind-rolling grass" (Tumbleweed).

Quantum 3 (Quantum3).

From the United States. Entry robot known as "Moon Dancer" (Moondancer). It is expected that Lander will land on the Moon, sea of tranquility.

Chanda (Chandah).

Participating teams from India, by energy entrepreneurs Jia Alfred leadership. Up to "money" is the Sanskrit Transliteration of the moon. Entry robot called "mountain Bruzzo de".