tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81494833561473402392024-03-08T00:20:27.086-08:00Open Lunar XOpen Lunar X provides a chance for anyone and everyone to contribute to the design, finance, construction and launch of a lunar rover with the goal of winning the Lunar X Prize, for all mankind.Open Lunar Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07475008856309959401noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149483356147340239.post-90486476768110837622007-09-25T07:06:00.000-07:002007-09-25T07:10:27.967-07:00From Sputnik to the Lunar X PrizeThe New York Times re-visits <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/25/science/space/25sput.html?8dpc">Sputnik</a> and comments on the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/25/science/space/25next.html?8dpc">Google Lunar X Prize</a>.Open Lunar Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07475008856309959401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149483356147340239.post-2341188915891775392007-09-24T18:52:00.000-07:002007-09-24T18:55:51.539-07:00Others Joining The Race?Some established companies are already "interested" in <a href="http://spacefellowship.com/News/?p=3141">joining the race.</a>Open Lunar Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07475008856309959401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149483356147340239.post-4631847008318400912007-09-24T14:48:00.000-07:002007-09-24T14:50:50.145-07:00Logo Design RequestThis is an open request for all graphic artists and designers to<br />contribute by creating an Open Lunar X logo. This logo will be used as<br />the teams symbol and will be posted on the team, <a href="http://openlunarx.googlepages.com">Open Lunar X website</a>, as well as included in the letter of intent form, which may be viewed <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df6xtkmm_1gxrj34">here</a>.Open Lunar Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07475008856309959401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149483356147340239.post-40437665252317578352007-09-24T13:50:00.000-07:002007-09-24T14:01:13.235-07:00Email From Lunar X PrizeRecently the Open Lunar X team has recieved a letter of intent form from the Google Lunar X Prize Team. A copy of the form can be viewed <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df6xtkmm_1gxrj34">here</a>.<br /><br />Other Open Lunar X documents can be found <a href="http://openlunarx.googlepages.com/project">here</a>.Open Lunar Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07475008856309959401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149483356147340239.post-81924391654931313002007-09-22T07:04:00.000-07:002007-09-24T18:57:01.750-07:00Keeping An Eye On The CompetitionThe <a href="http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33978/113/">tgdaily</a> writes: <blockquote>"The Lunar X-Prize apparently has found its first official entry with Carnegie Mellon, as Whittaker from the university's Robotics Institute said that he is assembling a team to compete for the grand prize. The Lunar X-Prize challenges engineers and entrepreneurs around the world to develop a low-cost robot that is capable of landing on the moon and accomplishing a few experiments."</blockquote>Open Lunar Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07475008856309959401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149483356147340239.post-41791180702289503602007-09-22T06:59:00.000-07:002007-09-22T07:03:32.516-07:00Some problems that need to be addressedA recent article in <a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4222146.html?page=1">Popular Mechanics</a> lists some of the difficult problems facing any Lunar X Prize team.Open Lunar Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07475008856309959401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149483356147340239.post-65356589713688023462007-09-21T20:15:00.000-07:002007-09-21T20:27:09.214-07:00Collaboration MethodOpen Lunar X intends to use Google applications, as well as other proffered software, to facilitate collaboration and design of the lunar rover.<br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/">Google Documents</a> are quickly improving their functionality.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sketchup.com/">SketchUp</a> provides basic 3D modeling. <br /><br />However, please feel free to recommend more software solutions to improve collaboration on the design and implementation.Open Lunar Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07475008856309959401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149483356147340239.post-31209243437837447682007-09-21T19:27:00.000-07:002007-09-21T19:40:30.374-07:00Open Lunar X Starts NowOpen Lunar X provides a chance for anyone and everyone to contribute to the design, finance, construction and launch of a lunar rover with the goal of winning the Lunar X Prize, for all mankind.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9K4zosGUMBw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9K4zosGUMBw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Open Lunar Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07475008856309959401noreply@blogger.com0