The Next Lunar Lander

[mooeypoo]

Hey guys!

 

A friend sent me this:

 

http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2007_10_21/modFreeFlight.mpg

 

It looks AWESOME as hell. I was wondering if you heard anything about the plan to make another "X-Prize" thing with lunar landers, and if NASA is going to purchase the lander from a contractor, or keep being all secrety-hushhush and do its own projects..?

 

Anyhoos, it's a cute movie regardless.

 

~moo

 

 

---- EDIT: ----

 

Right. Okay. Uhm.. http://www.space.com/news/071028-armadillo-aerospace-failure.html

 

So.. yeah. This won't be it, apparantly.

 

 

I should really learn to read *EVERYTHING* before being all happy. But in any case, I also found the 'X Prize" site, so today I'm officially an idiot.

 

Here it is: http://www.space.com/xprizecup/video/

 

I couldn't find out if this was over, though, and who won. And I can't help but wonder if Virgin Galactic would buy that winner too (http://www.virgingalactic.com/)

 

~moo