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California firm wins $1-M prize for lunar lander

Source: Inquirer.net
Los Angeles : CA : USA | about 1 month ago  
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Masten Space Systems were declared winners of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X-Prize Challenge following a competition in the Mojave Desert last week involving several teams of space entrepreneurs. Under the terms of the competition, teams had to launch a rocket and then simulate a lunar landing...
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  • News Source: Inquirer.net | about 1 month ago
    Masten Space Systems were declared winners of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X-Prize Challenge following a competition in the Mojave Desert last week involving several teams of space entrepreneurs. Under the terms of the competition, teams had to...
  • News Source: Seattle Times | about 1 month ago
    The X Prize Foundation said Monday that Mojave, Calif.-based Masten Space Systems had a better landing accuracy than was achieved by Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwall, Texas, which got $500,000 for second place. The teams flew robotic rockets that had...
  • News Source: Fox News | about 1 month ago
    But the vehicles to land on the moon no longer exist," explained Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, chairman of the X Prize group that runs the competition. "We believe that entrepreneurial companies can build these lunar spaceships." And the compeition was...
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