Astrobotic update; Lunar city design contest
Astrobotic team in the Google Lunar X PRIZE is planning to “to launch one robot to the lunar surface each year starting in 2013” but no word on progress towards raising funding for the first launch: Pittsburgh company’s Red Rover primes for moon mining – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (via spacetoday.net) === Sci-Am reports on the MOON CAPITAL lunar base design competition , which I’ve mentioned a few times on my other blog: /– Architects Vie to Design the City of the Future–On the Moon: The Moon Capital competition brought out new visions of lunar living, circa 2069 – Scientific American – Nov.4.10. /– Gallery of contest entries – Sci.Am.