SpaceIL - Google Lunar X PRIZE member
SpaceIL is an Israeli non-profit organization participating in the Google Lunar X Prize.
Let me remind you that Google has promised a prize of $ 20 million to someone who can land a spacecraft on the moon without the help of the state, drive at least 500m and transmit high-resolution video.
The Israeli team has already collected about 30 mln dollars of donations and is now starting to raise money for indiegogo, to pay for the launch.
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The idea of ​​SpaceIL is that it will be much cheaper to overcome 500m (necessary under the terms of the X Prize) by taking off and sitting again, than taking a rover with you.
The launch should be passing (i.e., on a rocket with the main payload) in May 2015
Let me remind you that Google has promised a prize of $ 20 million to someone who can land a spacecraft on the moon without the help of the state, drive at least 500m and transmit high-resolution video.
The Israeli team has already collected about 30 mln dollars of donations and is now starting to raise money for indiegogo, to pay for the launch.
')
The idea of ​​SpaceIL is that it will be much cheaper to overcome 500m (necessary under the terms of the X Prize) by taking off and sitting again, than taking a rover with you.
The launch should be passing (i.e., on a rocket with the main payload) in May 2015
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/222871/
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