Articles about Google Lunar X Prize

Israel’s Beresheet lander crashes on moon, ending privately funded space odyssey

An Israeli-built lander crashed onto the moon today during its final descent, bringing an unfortunate end to the first privately… Read More

‘Big step for Israel’: SpaceX launches lunar lander along with high-flying satellites

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent the Israeli-made Beresheet lunar lander on the first leg of its journey to the… Read More

Israeli lunar lander passes tests in preparation for SpaceX launch to the moon

The managers of Israel’s first mission to the moon say their lunar lander has passed a crucial set of tests… Read More

To the moon? Israel’s SpaceIL says SpaceX will launch team’s lunar lander this year

News Brief: SpaceIL, an Israeli team that was once a competitor in the now-defunct Google Lunar X Prize, says it will have… Read More

Want to sponsor a race to the moon? XPRIZE resurrects lunar landing challenge

Less than a week after the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize officially expired, its organizers say they’re relaunching it… Read More

XPRIZE confirms no one will win Google’s millions for commercial moon landing

The organizers for the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize competition acknowledged today that the award for a commercially funded… Read More

Moon ambitions get a reality check — plus a boost from Apollo moonshot memories

Update for 10:54 a.m. PT Jan. 23: The managers of the Google Lunar X Prize competition acknowledge that the prize… Read More

Google Lunar XPRIZE teams get more time and more cash incentives for moon shots

The Google Lunar XPRIZE finalists now have $4.75 million more to shoot for with the moon missions they’re planning, and… Read More

United Launch Alliance agrees to deliver Astrobotic’s lander to the moon in 2019

In two years, it will be the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, and Astrobotic Technology wants to… Read More

Moon Express unveils its roadmap for giant leaps to the lunar surface … and back again

Moon Express has laid out the plan it intends to follow to send probes to the surface of the moon… Read More

Google Lunar X Prize clears five teams for moon race and pays out $1 million

The organizers of the Google Lunar X Prize competition confirmed that five teams have been cleared to go after the… Read More

Moon Express reportedly has the money for moonshot – but launch is up in the air

An executive at Moon Express has been widely quoted as saying his company has reached its funding goal for this year’s… Read More

XPRIZE clears Japan’s Team Hakuto for moon mission with India’s Team Indus

The rocketeers on Japan’s Team Hakuto say they’ve gotten the Google Lunar XPRIZE’s seal of approval on its plans for… Read More

Germany’s PTScientists team up with Seattle’s Spaceflight for moon mission

A German team that’s going after the Google Lunar XPRIZE has secured a contract with Seattle-based Spaceflight to get its rover-carrying lander to the… Read More

Moon Express wins a green light from U.S. government for its lunar mission

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Moon Express says it has received preliminary clearance for the robotic lander that it plans to send… Read More

Moon Express asks FAA to review its plans for Google Lunar X Prize landing in 2017

Moon Express, the lunar exploration venture backed by Seattle tech entrepreneur Naveen Jain, says it’s asking the Federal Aviation Administration… Read More

J.J. Abrams’ ‘Moon Shot’ online documentary series focuses on Google Lunar X Prize

Film director/producer J.J. Abrams has been in on two of the biggest space-movie franchises ever, “Star Trek” and “Star Wars”… Read More

Moon Express wins thumbs-up from XPRIZE for multimillion-dollar lunar launch

Moon Express, the lunar exploration venture co-founded by Seattle entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has gotten the “all systems go” signal for… Read More

Israeli-based SpaceIL gets set for 2017 moon race with Spaceflight’s help

Israeli-based Team SpaceIL has signed up to launch a robotic lander to the moon on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket… Read More

Moon Express and Rocket Lab make deal for lunar landings in 2017

Moon Express says it has reserved three lunar lander launches from a startup called Rocket Lab starting in 2017, with… Read More