Tag: Astrobotic
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Organizers confirm no teams will win Google Lunar X Prize
Artist’s concept of a privately-developed lunar lander designed by the Israeli team SpaceIL. Credit: SpaceIL None of the teams who have spent the last decade chasing a $20 million grand prize by placing a privately-funded lander on the moon will meet a deadline at the end of March to claim the award, the organizers of…
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Commercial lunar mission signs up with Atlas 5 for launch
Credit: Astrobotic illustration of lander CAPE CANAVERAL — In a commercial push to return to the Moon while celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Astrobotic Technology Inc. has contracted with United Launch Alliance to use an Atlas 5 rocket to send the Peregrine lander to the lunar surface in 2019. “Astrobotic is thrilled to…
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United Launch Alliance agrees to deliver Astrobotic’s lander to the moon in 2019
An artist’s conception shows the Peregrine lunar lander on the moon’s surface. (Astrobotic Photo) In two years, it will be the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, and Astrobotic Technology wants to celebrate by going back — this time sending their robotic Peregrine lunar lander. The former Google Lunar XPRIZE contender today announced…