DocumentCode
107488
Title
Can Google fly us to the Moon?
Author
Moskvitch, Katia
Volume
10
Issue
5
fYear
2015
fDate
Jun-15
Firstpage
46
Lastpage
47
Abstract
Soon. Earth may send a stream of robotic probes to the moon, as a new· race to our ´eighth continent´ is heating up. This time. though, the running will not be made by government-led ´agencies like NASA and ESA. Instead, private companies are , leading the way. with tech giant Google´ providing the incentives. Spurring ´ inventors from around the world is a $30m reward, the Google Lunar XPrize. The mission: to successfully deploy a robotic craft on the lunar surface; make it move at least 500 metres, and send high-definition ´mooncasts´ back to Earth.
Keywords
aerospace control; aerospace instrumentation; aerospace robotics; astronomical instruments; ESA; Google Lunar XPrize; NASA; government-led agencies; robotic craft; robotic probes;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/et.2015.0504
Filename
7129210
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