X PRIZE Foundation Holds Team Summit, Introduces Official Contenders in Private Moon Race

14 teams registered to compete in $30 Million Google Lunar X PRIZE

X-Prize Foundation Press Release

May 21, 2008, Strasbourg, France – The X PRIZE Foundation today announced four new teams in the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million in prizes, bringing the total number of registered teams to 14. This international group of teams will compete to land a privately funded robotic craft on the Moon that is capable of roaming the lunar surface for at least 500 meters and sending video, images and data back to the Earth.

At a Team Summit for the Google Lunar X PRIZE, held at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France, the 14 teams met with X PRIZE Foundation officials, the competition’s preferred partners, and potential future customers. The two-day event also included a Google Lunar X PRIZE-themed competition for university students from several European countries and the United States. ...

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