Lunar XPrize

Israeli Google Lunar X Prize team books rocket

Posted in Science on 7th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

SpaceIL intends to go to the lunar surface with a hopping probe in the second half of 2017, using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to send it on its way.

Audi helping to make a rover for Google's Lunar Xprize

Posted in Hardware on 26th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

Audi has announced that it's teaming up with Part-Time Scientists, a German team working to put its rover on the moon.

Scientists want to bring the moon closer with virtual reality

Posted in Games on 23rd Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

By pairing the spacefaring robot with Oculus Rift headsets here on Earth; turn your head and the robot on the moon will supposedly turn in tandem via head-tracking.

The Moons about to get a bit more crowded with this new crowdfunding campaign

Posted in Online on 18th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

In a new Indiegogo campaign, Israeli organization SpaceIL is seeking funding to get on the moon by the end of 2015.